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Electric fuel pump for a diesel
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Matt O'Toole wrote: A 28' sailboat needs only a small day tank -- 5 gallons is plenty. That may be too big. Our main tank is 12 gallons and except for passage-making, that's good for a season. Motoring hard, it's 3-days' worth, 4 at low cruise. We have a 13 year-old Yanmar 2GM with 1200 hours on it and haven't had a pump problem, but have a squeeze bulb and proper fittings if we need to do serious priming. In a pinch, we can rig it to limp home. BTW, some people haven't noticed: The Yanmar primer draws on the upstroke, not the downstroke. Lift that lever high. Never have needed that squeeze bulb. -- Jere Lull Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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