Hi guys. To all of you that have a diesel, can you smell the exhaust? The ranger tugs 29S or CB is the boat I specifically have in mind. When I look at the pictures, I can't see if the exhaust is underwater or not? But even if it is, maybe the exhaust smell can still be exposed? Thank you. Louie
Diesel exhaust smell?
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fishheadbarandgrill
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The short answer is no. In any boat running slow with wind behind you with rear door open, you could smell exhaust.
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We have a R-25 Classic. The cabin is not airtight with respect to the cockpit. There are small openings along the inside of the gunwales between the cabin rear wall and cockpit. The openings are large enough to run wire. Since the engine extends forward of the rear cabin wall into the cabin there is air leakage around the rear cabin step.
All that said, we do not notice the smell of diesel when underway unless the rear cabin door is open. The carbon monoxide detector in the cave ever registered anything other than trace (under 5 PPM) amounts of CO. But every couple of years I notice the mouse fur near the opening in the cave has slight diesel staining from fumes.
While not the R29, of all the RT models built, ours is the one that is arguably the most susceptible to smelling diesel in the cabin while underway.
All that said, we do not notice the smell of diesel when underway unless the rear cabin door is open. The carbon monoxide detector in the cave ever registered anything other than trace (under 5 PPM) amounts of CO. But every couple of years I notice the mouse fur near the opening in the cave has slight diesel staining from fumes.
While not the R29, of all the RT models built, ours is the one that is arguably the most susceptible to smelling diesel in the cabin while underway.
Hi guys. OP here. Sure wish the boating industry would do what the automotive industry has done since 2010,11 or so. The vehicles that add the DEF liquid are 90% safer. At least that is my understanding. Having had cancer twice, you have a tendency to do a bit more research than pre cancer. I am perfectly fine. 10 years on the prostate and 61/2 half on the bladder. Fingers crossed. I want to thank all that responded. Louie