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Delivery skipper Arnstein Mustad sent the photo below of one of the hazards of being a delivery skipper. Every boat he gets on is set up differently, and it’s important to know just how they’re set up when you take over a boat. The possibilities of an expensive or dangerous mistake refueling the boat below are obvious.
© 2025 Arnstein Mustad
Sometimes people just make it hard to get it right.
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It says GAS on the rim….but mine is GREEN and is Diesel since Repowered!
Yanmar making Flex-fuel engines? Who knew?
“No, the other one”
Life’s a 50/50 gamble: Half the time it’s Abe’s head up; half the time it’s Abe’s head down. The fuel dock’s a gamble: Half the time . . . !
Must be a hybrid…
Quantum Physics suggests that the tank contains both gas and diesel fuel, until you open the cap, in which case you just have a pissed-off engine.
Crew to Captain: “The owner told me Gas Trumps Diesel” I’m sure it’s the Waste tank.
This boat is equipped with a new style of hybrid engine that works off diesel, gasoline and propane. You’ll always be able to find fuel wherever you go!
Gonna need to order a new engine, in 3…2…1…
Please use the following tools to resolve this dilemma: a magic “eight ball”, AI ChatGPT, String Theory, Oigee Board, a case of FIJI water bottles or a BIC lighter!!!
Cap’n Ron. you had one job in replacing the cap.