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It's not just the sump oil that's of concern, it's the transmission oil circulation and the alignment that may go out at extreme angles of heel. This question has as much to do with one's particular installation as with general principles of optimal marine diesel use, but I personally would wish to limit my motorsailing while heeling unless I was clawing off a lee shore or some other "screw the engine, we're gonna die" situation.
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