Out of fuel again!

joegrundman · 07-24-07, 10:04 AM

thanks for the replies everybody. It is true i did take one shell hit and that could have caused the fuel leak.

I'll also be sure to refuel at midway each time, although had the fuel loss been even slightly faster it wouldn't have helped much.

Still it would be nice if you could radio for help. I mean really what is Midway harbour authority to say? "No! You lose Captain Grundman! I don't care that you are only 270nm away. We don't have the resources to encourage this sort of careless skippering, and we will make an example of you! You and your men will starve to death where you are and then maybe, maybe we'll retrieve your boat and give it to someone else!":rotfl:

SteamWake · 07-24-07, 10:52 AM

Running out of fuel does not necessarly mean "game over".

If you have the patience you can return under battery power. Somehow the batteries recharge even without the engines running

Run submerged as far as you can... surface and recharge... rinse, repeat.

Now if your ruddder gets chopped off you are truely screwed.

mookiemookie · 07-24-07, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

If you have the patience you can return under battery power. Somehow the batteries recharge even without the engines running

The 1.3 readme says this doesn't work anymore, if I remember right.

SteamWake · 07-24-07, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

If you have the patience you can return under battery power. Somehow the batteries recharge even without the engines running

The 1.3 readme says this doesn't work anymore, if I remember right.

Could be. I havent had to do the solar batterie trick in quite some time.

If what you say is true then... well I guess your screwed.

Bando · 07-24-07, 12:03 PM

Yep, you're screwed.
I can confirm there will be no recharging when out of diesel.

sqk7744 · 07-27-07, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Bando

Yep, you're screwed.
I can confirm there will be no recharging when out of diesel.

Confirmed! v1.3 1 (800) 4SEATOW

DimDoms · 07-24-07, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteamWake

If you have the patience you can return under battery power. Somehow the batteries recharge even without the engines running

The 1.3 readme says this doesn't work anymore, if I remember right.

I tried that, on that uphill run - thought jobsagoodun when the batteries recharged, but they only did it once :-(

At least it was a first mission and a luckless patrol.

So I'll be starting again soon...

Dimdoms.

chopped50ford · 07-24-07, 06:29 PM

I have shifted my running speeds to 10 knts...and im getting great results in distance.

Very efficient.

Powerthighs · 07-25-07, 02:17 AM

COMSUBPAC:

"No! You lose Captain Grundman! I don't care that you are only 270nm away. We don't have the resources to encourage this sort of careless skippering, and we will make an example of you! You and your men will starve to death where you are and then maybe, maybe we'll retrieve your boat and give it to someone else!"

Frederf · 07-25-07, 04:43 AM

I've had battery damage such that it wouldn't charge more than 95/100. Thus it would never switch off "recharging mode" thus the fuel economy suffered.

07-24-07, 10:04 AM	#1
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	thanks for the replies everybody. It is true i did take one shell hit and that could have caused the fuel leak. I'll also be sure to refuel at midway each time, although had the fuel loss been even slightly faster it wouldn't have helped much. Still it would be nice if you could radio for help. I mean really what is Midway harbour authority to say? "No! You lose Captain Grundman! I don't care that you are only 270nm away. We don't have the resources to encourage this sort of careless skippering, and we will make an example of you! You and your men will starve to death where you are and then maybe, maybe we'll retrieve your boat and give it to someone else!":rotfl: __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill

07-24-07, 12:03 PM	#5
Bando Commodore Join Date: May 2007 Location: Where you don't see me Posts: 607 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Yep, you're screwed. I can confirm there will be no recharging when out of diesel. __________________ Regards, Bando

07-24-07, 06:29 PM	#8
chopped50ford Weps Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bentonville, AR Posts: 367 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	I have shifted my running speeds to 10 knts...and im getting great results in distance. Very efficient. __________________ TM2(SS) USS Asheville - Plankowner, Shellback, "Order of the Ditch" http://ths-i.com/

07-24-07, 10:52 AM	#2
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Running out of fuel does not necessarly mean "game over". If you have the patience you can return under battery power. Somehow the batteries recharge even without the engines running Run submerged as far as you can... surface and recharge... rinse, repeat. Now if your ruddder gets chopped off you are truely screwed.

07-25-07, 02:17 AM	#9
Powerthighs Beach Leaf Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 287 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	COMSUBPAC: "No! You lose Captain Grundman! I don't care that you are only 270nm away. We don't have the resources to encourage this sort of careless skippering, and we will make an example of you! You and your men will starve to death where you are and then maybe, maybe we'll retrieve your boat and give it to someone else!"

07-25-07, 04:43 AM	#10
Frederf Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 665 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 1	I've had battery damage such that it wouldn't charge more than 95/100. Thus it would never switch off "recharging mode" thus the fuel economy suffered.