seratime
Cadet
- Joined
- Dec 23, 2014
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I have talked to a fair number of people about how to run a 5.0L Mercruiser and they tell me to get it up on plane for a while every time I go out...which is frequently because running an engine at slow non-planning speeds all the time is hard on them.
I am a sailor and this is my first larger power boat with an inboard...We are retired and what I want to do is preserve the engine and use it for a long time.
Do I really need to run the engine full throttle for a brief time (plane the boat) each time I use it? All we want to do is putt around.
Thanks
Fred
I am a sailor and this is my first larger power boat with an inboard...We are retired and what I want to do is preserve the engine and use it for a long time.
Do I really need to run the engine full throttle for a brief time (plane the boat) each time I use it? All we want to do is putt around.
Thanks
Fred