It is a bit misleading to say vaporized diesel can explode. "Atomized" diesel can explode. Atomized motor oil can explode too. The difference being that a puddle of gasoline is volatile and will vaporize at room temperature. Diesel will not and would need to be atomized by pressuring it through a nozzle.
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Mon, Dec 28, 2015, 1:17 AM Rick Rohwer via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I am pretty sure vaporized diesel will blow up like gasoline vapor. I > know vaporized cooking fat will. Don’t most of the fuel docks ask you to > shut down the engine and run the fan while fueling? > > I had never thought of it as an air supply for the engine. > > Rick > Paikea 37+ > Poulsbo, WA > > > > On Dec 27, 2015, at 9:13 PM, Patrick Davin via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Since we were talking blowers last week, I wonder why C&C installed marine > blowers even on boats that didn't have gas engines? > > I just today removed the rusted out ignition-protected blower in the stern > of my boat, which looked original. It had been disabled a while ago by a > prior owner (had no hoses attached, and the electrical wires aren't live) > but never completely removed. > > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxfHpwssU_6NdlFtMXJRRTdIZzg/view?usp=sharing > > West Marine has a page saying blowers are a must for gasoline, less so for > diesel but sometimes still advisable for air supply to the engine. But our > engine compartments are so huge and leaky (compared to many more modern > boat designs - like a Jeanneau with an insulated below-companionway-stairs > engine installation) that it seems quite unnecessary. Maybe that was the > thinking of the times in the 80's? > > -Patrick > 1984 C&C LF38 > Seattle, WA > > On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 8:27 AM, <cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Nate Flesness <nateflesn...@gmail.com> >> To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> Cc: >> Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 16:59:18 -0600 >> Subject: Re: Stus-List Proper Blower Installation - 30 mki >> My 1980 30-1 has two hoses connected to the stern vents. One hose is >> blower exhaust, the other runs forward to just aft of the engine and >> sits there - air intake. I turn the tops accordingly. Very likely this is >> original. The hose diameter fits tightly on the vent base, so 3" I.D.? >> >> Nate >> "Sarah Jean" >> Siskiwit Bay Marina >> Lake Superior >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > >
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