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Originally Posted by Quillan
Even with a fully charged battery set, you still burn fuel sitting still on the surface. It's just not much. Once I'd been sent on a 7 day patrol of the Marshal Islands (where there are no ships, not even friendly). I spent the entire week stationary on the surface, and burned off 2% diesel while doing so.
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And to me that seems to be as it should be...after all, even sitting stationary you will have an electric demand to satisfy (unless you sit cold and dark...) to run lights, radar, ventillation, etc... Not sure if 2% seems high or low, but I agree it should be something.