On my boat the previous owner installed an Espar and put a T connection in
the fuel line going from the main tank to the Yanmar fuel pump. It has been
like this for years and seems to work fine. The line from the T connection
to the Espar pump runs downhill for a ways before going up to the pump and I
think this keeps a slug of fuel in the line at all times and prevents entry
of air.

As I'm living on my boat I recently installed a Dickenson Newport so that I
can have 24 hour heating. Since I'm going to use a fair bit of fuel I
decided to connect it to the main tank as for the Espar. I put a second T
in the line next to the Espar pump and ran a hose to a Walbro pulse pump and
then to the Newport. This is working fine although I've not tried sailing
with it yet. The stove seems to burn diesel just fine although there is
soot on the glass door. I'll just need to seem how often it needs a
cleanout. There is no smoke coming out of the Charlie Noble.
As for the "noisy" pump, I built a wooden box for it and lined the box with
some scrap engine compartment noise deadening foam. The stuff I used has
about 1/4 inch of foam, 3/16 inch of plastic and then more foam. The box is
located next to the fuel tank, behind the bulkhead at the aft end of my
quarter berth. After all this I can still hear it go "tick" every 4 or 5
seconds. It is a bit annoying but I cannot hear it if the radio/stereo is
on. I also cannot hear it while sleeping in the V berth. I'm thinking of
extending the hoses/electrical connections and mounting it further aft in
the boat however I may just get used to the noise. Often you cannot hear it
due to the many random noises on the boat.

Gord Wedman
C&C 37
Nanaimo, BC




"John" wrote in message ...
Hi,
As the other reply indicated, if your fuel tank is a foot or more
above the carb, you are lucky and won't
require a fuel pump. I personally can not live with the noise of a
fuel pump so I went with a day tank. It seems like a lot of hassle but
gravity works perfectly, no noise and provides the perfect pressure at
the carb
head. I have been using a 2 gal refillable day tank for over 20 years
with no problems.
To the guy who mentioned using JP-4 jet fuel, thanks for the tip. I'll
have to give it a try. We can get stove
oil here in Victoria and a few other places but switching to diesel
sucks. Then I do get soot on my deck and
have to run the stove at a higher setting to keep the flame hot.
Good luck with your installation. cheers john

MLapla4120 wrote:

Hi,
I'm installing a Dickinson Newport heat on my boat. I have only one
line
coming out of my diesel fuel tank ( it's the fuel line for the engine).
What I need to do is supply the heater with fuel. My concern is that
if I install a Y-adaptor, some air may get into the fuel line. Then I'll
have
a constant source of irritation from having to bleed the fuel line.
(possibly)
Is my only option installing another line? Drilling another hole in
the tank
and making a fitting solely for the heater?
There's got to be a better way.
Also, to give you more info, the fitting in the tank is high up on the
tank and
inside the tank, there is a tube that runs down to just below the bottom
of the

tank.

Mark