From: liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid   
      
   john larkin  wrote:   
      
   > On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:30:39 -0800, Buzz McCool   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   > >On 2/11/2026 7:56 AM, john larkin wrote:   
   > >> Ships are most all diesels now. Steam plants are efficient but complex   
   > >> and it's hard to get crews who can run them.   
   > >   
   > >I didn't know that. Thanks for sharing.   
   > >   
   >   
   > Steamships burn Bunker-c, which is about the cheapest hydrocarbon   
   > available. It's stiff tar at room temperature. Nasty, stinky stuff.   
      
   You need steam to heat it so that it can flow into the burners.  The   
   steam comes from the boilers that are heated by burning the fuel - but   
   the fuel can't be burnt until it has been heated by the steam wbich   
   can't be made until.....   
      
   Steam plants are complex....   
      
      
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