I don't think I've met a Southerner that was stupid and
mean. I have to admit as a group, they rate about the
best in the US.

"DSK" wrote

As for Yankees moving to the South, I don't like it but I don't blame
them. I have plenty of Yankee friends.... I prefer good Yankees to those
few southerners who are stupid & mean.

Brilliant! I have the vent going into another tank.
I'll check that.


"felton" wrote

Could your fuel tank vent line be blocked? I am no diesel mechanic,
but *if* you don't have bad fuel, fouled filters, I would check that.

I put it on because I had trouble bleeding the system.

I've found that it was damn hard to bleed the system with
either a hand pump or electric. Later I found it was easy to
bleed the system with a little gravity assist.

I was planning on pulling it off anyway. I'd already clipped the
wires and the next step was to pull the pump.


"Joe" wrote

create a loop for the pump only if you must have one. Make it where
you can isolate the pump out of the system when not in use. Everyone I
know who did what you did has the same proble trying to suck fuel thru
a electrical pump without it on.

Why do you even need a pump besides the one on your engine?

"katysails" wrote in message

Give me a break....us damn Yankees secure our furling after every
use....we
have storms with 70 mph straight line winds that shred gennies right off
the
furler if they're not tied up....those are just plain dumb people...

According to the weather service, Katy, those you were referring to were
roughly 100mph straight line winds. Our ketch was heeled 45 degrees over in
her slip under bare poles.

Max

Hmm, I was thinking about going to hard lines!

"DSK" wrote

That shouldn't be a problem. I like to to use hard piping for most of
the fuel system but if I had to do it over again, I'd probably use flex
hose for more of it.

It wouldn't hurt to check the vent, as somebody else suggested.

One benefit to putting a bypass on the pump is that you can also tee in
a manifold to use the pump for polishing and transferring fuel as well.
That is my plan, I put in the tees but not the pump. I'm going to add
another set of tanks (probably flexible bladder type) in the
not-too-distant future. Add in some gages, too.

I'd like to have a fuel scrubbing system. Have you seen these fuel
monitoring systems that measure fuel flow and fuel return to track
fuel usage. I read about them a few months back and I'd like to
find out more about them. I don't want to be wondering how much
fuel I have.

It didn't run at all until I changed the filters and bleed the
system.

I'll bet it's either the fuel pump or else the return line. Either
of those fits the circumstances.

"Scott Vernon" wrote

Did it run OK after you changed filters. Air leak?

"Bart Senior" wrote
All filters are new.

"Scout" wrote

check your fuel filter.

Great idea Thom if you have a stiff or short mast.

My Etchells bends too much for an extension ladder, and the
Ericson's mast is about 55' off the deck.


"Thom Stewart" wrote
Bart,

FOR WHAT ITS WORTH; In my old age, I've rediscovered the extension
ladder for going up the mast!

With my age and Neurologic disorder (MG) I can't go up and I can't winch
a crew up. I can set a ladder up, using a halyard. I crew going aloft
still wears a Bosun seat and a halyard but they can climb and tie
themselves off. I only have to take up the slack on a self tailing
winch. The crew works more comfortable from the tied off ladder and
secured bosun seat.

Our ketch was heeled 45 degrees over in
her slip under bare poles.

Yes...I remember that one vividly...for awhile O thought your ketch was
going to become a part of my rigging....
--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein



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that's because so many Yankees have migrated South.
Scout

"Bart Senior" wrote in message
et...
I don't think I've met a Southerner that was stupid and
mean. I have to admit as a group, they rate about the
best in the US.

"DSK" wrote

As for Yankees moving to the South, I don't like it but I don't blame
them. I have plenty of Yankee friends.... I prefer good Yankees to those
few southerners who are stupid & mean.

I'd pull the filters again, just to be sure there isn't some restriction
there. Call me superstitious, but so many years working with fuel systems
has taught me that new means nothing.
Scout

"Bart Senior" wrote in message
et...
It didn't run at all until I changed the filters and bleed the
system.

I'll bet it's either the fuel pump or else the return line. Either
of those fits the circumstances.

"Scott Vernon" wrote

Did it run OK after you changed filters. Air leak?

"Bart Senior" wrote
All filters are new.

"Scout" wrote

check your fuel filter.