Oil filters are made of paper. Maybe the filter your discussed with him
is different. In any case, the Racor filters are the way to go. They
have a clear bowl at the bottom that will allow you to drain any water
from the filter and extend its life. These are made for marine use and
won't remove any oil in the process since they are made for that. They
will also screw on to a conventional filter fitting. Just make sure you
have a little extra room underneath for the bowl and to access it for
drainage. I always wondered how people would know when the other
filters were full of water and needed changing.

More info...

http://www.parker.com/racor/spn_product.html

Dan


wrote:

Several years ago I bought an older boat with a 150 Yamaha, I found out
after several runs offshore that there was trash in the fuel tank because
the filter kept plugging up in choppy water. I told a friend that I was
going to get a bunch of larger universal fuel filters and just throw them
away until I get all the trash out of the fuel tank. The guy said not to use
paper filters because it filters the oil out of the gas. Is that true? Has
anyone else heard of that?
Thanks
Gary