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    The Siren Song of Silence

    Dec 17, 2019 3 minutes
    story PHIL FRIEDMAN

    Why is it possible to sit in the front seat of a 19-year-old Toyota, just 3 feet from an engine running at 2000 rpm, and feel like the environment is quieter than the one aboard most boats?

    The answer to that question is complicated. A major contributor of noise on boats is marine generators that, typically for safety reasons, run on diesel fuel. Unfortunately, a number of factors make diesel-powered gensets noisier and more prone to vibration.

    Diesel fuel is

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