sbw1
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- Oct 10, 2006
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- Boat Info
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- Engines
- This is listed in my signature
We were in Leland Harbor last year and a guy started his engines up to leave. Only problem was he didn't leave for maybe 20 minutes. His diesels really stunk up the marina and smoked a bit with much of it drifting into our cockpit where we were enjoying breakfast. We went below which helped a bit until the a/c began to draw the fumes in. We turned off the air, got off the boat and went to the club house until he left. His nearest neighbor must have said something as I overheard the guy say it takes awhile for his engines to warm up. The Admiral said it was best to say nothing and we did just that. When we leave marinas on early mornings we turn the keys when ready to leave. We are leaving the slip within a minute of starting the engines. What do you say (or not say) when you encounter a skipper who idles engines for a long time?