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Microbe wrecks holiday.

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Colin Lowe

Any boat on the water using a diesel motor can be stopped dead if microbes turn your fuel into a black stringy sticky mess that gums up filters and feeder tubes. It happened to me and I fixed it by … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged biocide, Diesel bug, diesel contamination, diesel tank, Hum bug, inspection hatch, microbes in diesel, water in fuel | Leave a comment

Spring has sprung

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Colin Lowe

Spring has sprung. A small gap in the blog previously. I was busy writing six stories for Cruising Helmsman. Two were published in June and July, and four more are begging to be published. I’ll give the commercial stuff a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bay of Islands, boat maintenance, colin lowe, cruising, Cruising Helmsman, Diesel bug, diesel tank, inspection lid, steel tank, Urapukapuka Island, Wild Bird | Leave a comment

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