by BuffaloBobS » April 13, 2021, 1:39 pm
A deisel engine can be decoupled and shut down for service while the boat is in operation provided the other engines or engine are operating fine. if the boat only had one engine, you better hope that if the engine had to be shut down, you are someplace you can drop anchor or safely float until repairs are made. When I was on the Roge M. Kyes in 1984 & 85, while unloading, the Port engine operated the generator to power the unloading equipment and had to continuously run while at the dock.The starboard engine would be shut down. Of course both engines would be de-clutched from the reduction gear. That meant many more hours of run time on the port engine and therefore more maintenance to the port engine. If the port engine required maintenance, you would not be able to unload until the repairs were made.
A deisel engine can be decoupled and shut down for service while the boat is in operation provided the other engines or engine are operating fine. if the boat only had one engine, you better hope that if the engine had to be shut down, you are someplace you can drop anchor or safely float until repairs are made. When I was on the Roge M. Kyes in 1984 & 85, while unloading, the Port engine operated the generator to power the unloading equipment and had to continuously run while at the dock.The starboard engine would be shut down. Of course both engines would be de-clutched from the reduction gear. That meant many more hours of run time on the port engine and therefore more maintenance to the port engine. If the port engine required maintenance, you would not be able to unload until the repairs were made.