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Troubleshooting 101 By Capt. Grant Rafter illustrations b... \| Posted December 2007 You've heard the mantra before, but it bears repeating. A diesel engine basically needs just two things: clean fuel and air. If it's missing either, it's dead. That's why... Read Article	Real Ratings By Catherine Pearson \| Posted December 2007 Here's the situation: You're in the market for an engine rated at 1,000 hp. But before committing you wonder, is that rating accurate? The answer is, sort of. The numbers on an... Read Article
Fountain of Youth By Mike Smith \| Posted October 2007 Even under ideal storage conditions, E10 gasoline has a "shelf life" of just 30 to 45 days. After that the ethanol and gasoline start to go their separate ways. During the season... Read Article	PMY Tries: Star Tron Enzyme Fuel Treatment By Capt. Bill Pike \| Posted August 2007 Starbrite Star Tron Enzyme Fuel TreatmentMy trawler spends plenty of time sitting in a slip with her fuel tanks semifull and her powerplant twiddlin' its thumbs. To deal with the... Read Article
Water Worries By Mike Smith \| Posted April 2007 As more states mandate E10 ethanol-blended gasoline for off-road use, the problem of water accumulation in fuel tanks grows. And nothing can ruin your day faster than your engine... Read Article	Scientific Method By Jeffrey Moser photos by Mika ... \| Posted March 2007 If you really want to know what's going on inside your engine, you need to know about oil analysis.In the surfeit of CSI programs so popular with TV viewers these days, one scene... Read Article
A Fuel For You By Capt. Richard Thiel photos by Erik Rank \| Posted March 2007 There are plenty of reasons why the diesel engine is the best power choice for boats over 35 feet, and principal among them is its sterling reliability and reknowned durability.... Read Article	Time For a Change? By Mike Smith \| Posted January 2007 Are you the parent of tired, rusty, and thirsty gasoline guzzlers, the kind of engines that keep OPEC happy? If so, your boat's overdue for repowering with more efficient diesel... Read Article
Magnetizing Your Diesel Fuel By Mike Smith Photos by Craig... \| Posted December 2006 Near the end of the 2005 boating season, Richard Thiel, PMY's editor in chief, was in trouble. Just a few hours before he was about to fly to Italy, fuel problems had strangled... Read Article	Diesel 101 By Jeffrey Moser Photos by Craig... \| Posted December 2006 The author (left) and another student get a torque-wrench tutorial from instructor Larry Berlin (right).A friend of mine who I considered to be a knowledgeable, experienced boater... Read Article
Gunk Be Gone! By Capt. Bill Pike photos by Mika ... \| Posted December 2006 After I'd delivered my Grand Banks 32 to her new Florida home, her whole schtick changed—she went from being a true long-legged cruiser to the maritime equivalent of a couch... Read Article	Ethanol: Should You Panic? By Mike Smith \| Posted December 2006 In the past year there's been a lot of worry among boaters about the ill effects of soon-to-be-universal E10 ethanol-blended gasoline. Depending on who's talking, the changeover... Read Article
Does This Stuff Really Work? By Capt. Bill Pike \| Posted September 2006 When I first came up with the notion of modifying a modern recreational vessel so I could do a side-by-side performance comparison between plain ol’ diesel fuel and the... Read Article	A Change in Element By \| Posted April 2005 Read Article
An Eye into Your Engine By \| Posted December 2003 Read Article	Purify Your Fuel Filter By Capt. Ken Kreisler \| Posted May 2003 Maintenance Q & A — June 2001 Read Article
Gen Zen By Capt. Richard Thiel \| Posted May 2003 Gen Zen - Genset Maintenance April 2001 Read Article	Spooling Up By \| Posted May 2003 Read Article
Quiet Lift By Capt. Ken Kreisler \| Posted January 2003 Maintenance Q & A - January 2002 Read Article	Cool Exchange By Capt. Ken Kreisler \| Posted January 2003 Maintenance Q & A - May 2002 - Cool Exchange Read Article
Arresting Procedure By Capt. Ken Kreisler \| Posted January 2003 Maintenance Q & A - June 2002 Read Article	Engine Insight By Capt. Ken Kreisler \| Posted January 2003 Engine Insight - Ocean Repower Read Article
Shine Your Diesel Oil By \| Posted January 2003 Shine Your Diesel Oil - Fuel Tank Cleaning Read Article	The Tao of Power By Capt. Ken Kreisler \| Posted January 2003 The Tao of Power - Marine Batteries Read Article
Put to the Test By \| Posted October 2002 Maintenance Q & A — October 2002 Read Article

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