See below.

"jlp2550" wrote in message
...
This is so true it isn't funny - but these marina sailors don't know
that - so they invent these stupid designs - like the guy with 6 or 8
or 12 fuel tanks in a 50' boat - what total stupidity. Get a life - go
cruising - instead of being "wanna-be" naval architects.

LISTEN UP - all the **** sits on the bottom till the 1st rolly bouncy
storm - then it gets stirred into suspension - and sucked into the
filters and clogs them quickly.

And it all gets sucked into the polishig system at the same time which has
a flow rate many times that of the engine. End result is that the crap load
into the engine system is much less. Also, after bouncing around long enough
to filter that tank, I switch to the other tank and filter that while still
bouncing
around so that next time the fuel is pretty very clean.

BTW, throw away your epirbs and radios so you can't call someone out
into danger to rescue your stupid ass.

Go ahead.




And fuel "polishing" is a joke IMHO.
Unless the fuel in the tank/s is well stirred up all you are doing is
filtering
what is already clean, settled out fuel.

Capt. Bill

Ever think about running a polishing system while underway, or right after
you come back from a "rolly bouncy" trip? Opinions are just like assholes...
everybody's got one.

"jlp2550" wrote in message
...
This is so true it isn't funny - but these marina sailors don't know
that - so they invent these stupid designs - like the guy with 6 or 8
or 12 fuel tanks in a 50' boat - what total stupidity. Get a life - go
cruising - instead of being "wanna-be" naval architects.

LISTEN UP - all the **** sits on the bottom till the 1st rolly bouncy
storm - then it gets stirred into suspension - and sucked into the
filters and clogs them quickly.

BTW, throw away your epirbs and radios so you can't call someone out
into danger to rescue your stupid ass.




And fuel "polishing" is a joke IMHO.
Unless the fuel in the tank/s is well stirred up all you are doing is
filtering
what is already clean, settled out fuel.

Capt. Bill

Well fellow asshole, I got a pair of circumnav's - what lake you
learning in.


On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 05:39:34 -0600, "Keith"
wrote:

Ever think about running a polishing system while underway, or right after
you come back from a "rolly bouncy" trip? Opinions are just like assholes...
everybody's got one.

"jlp2550" wrote in message
.. .
This is so true it isn't funny - but these marina sailors don't know
that - so they invent these stupid designs - like the guy with 6 or 8
or 12 fuel tanks in a 50' boat - what total stupidity. Get a life - go
cruising - instead of being "wanna-be" naval architects.

LISTEN UP - all the **** sits on the bottom till the 1st rolly bouncy
storm - then it gets stirred into suspension - and sucked into the
filters and clogs them quickly.

BTW, throw away your epirbs and radios so you can't call someone out
into danger to rescue your stupid ass.




And fuel "polishing" is a joke IMHO.
Unless the fuel in the tank/s is well stirred up all you are doing is
filtering
what is already clean, settled out fuel.

Capt. Bill

....and didn't learn a thing. Survived by accident. Don't feel bad. It
happens.

"jlp2550" wrote in message
...
Stupid ****.

....and didn't learn a thing. Survived by accident. Don't feel bad. It
happens.

"jlp2550" wrote in message
...
Stupid ****.

Well fellow asshole, I got a pair of circumnav's - what lake you
learning in.


On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 05:39:34 -0600, "Keith"
wrote:

Ever think about running a polishing system while underway, or right after
you come back from a "rolly bouncy" trip? Opinions are just like assholes...
everybody's got one.

"jlp2550" wrote in message
.. .
This is so true it isn't funny - but these marina sailors don't know
that - so they invent these stupid designs - like the guy with 6 or 8
or 12 fuel tanks in a 50' boat - what total stupidity. Get a life - go
cruising - instead of being "wanna-be" naval architects.

LISTEN UP - all the **** sits on the bottom till the 1st rolly bouncy
storm - then it gets stirred into suspension - and sucked into the
filters and clogs them quickly.

BTW, throw away your epirbs and radios so you can't call someone out
into danger to rescue your stupid ass.




And fuel "polishing" is a joke IMHO.
Unless the fuel in the tank/s is well stirred up all you are doing is
filtering
what is already clean, settled out fuel.

Capt. Bill

See below.

"jlp2550" wrote in message
...
This is so true it isn't funny - but these marina sailors don't know
that - so they invent these stupid designs - like the guy with 6 or 8
or 12 fuel tanks in a 50' boat - what total stupidity. Get a life - go
cruising - instead of being "wanna-be" naval architects.

LISTEN UP - all the **** sits on the bottom till the 1st rolly bouncy
storm - then it gets stirred into suspension - and sucked into the
filters and clogs them quickly.

And it all gets sucked into the polishig system at the same time which has
a flow rate many times that of the engine. End result is that the crap load
into the engine system is much less. Also, after bouncing around long enough
to filter that tank, I switch to the other tank and filter that while still
bouncing
around so that next time the fuel is pretty very clean.

BTW, throw away your epirbs and radios so you can't call someone out
into danger to rescue your stupid ass.

Go ahead.




And fuel "polishing" is a joke IMHO.
Unless the fuel in the tank/s is well stirred up all you are doing is
filtering
what is already clean, settled out fuel.

Capt. Bill

Ever think about running a polishing system while underway, or right after
you come back from a "rolly bouncy" trip? Opinions are just like assholes...
everybody's got one.

"jlp2550" wrote in message
...
This is so true it isn't funny - but these marina sailors don't know
that - so they invent these stupid designs - like the guy with 6 or 8
or 12 fuel tanks in a 50' boat - what total stupidity. Get a life - go
cruising - instead of being "wanna-be" naval architects.

LISTEN UP - all the **** sits on the bottom till the 1st rolly bouncy
storm - then it gets stirred into suspension - and sucked into the
filters and clogs them quickly.

BTW, throw away your epirbs and radios so you can't call someone out
into danger to rescue your stupid ass.




And fuel "polishing" is a joke IMHO.
Unless the fuel in the tank/s is well stirred up all you are doing is
filtering
what is already clean, settled out fuel.

Capt. Bill

See below.

"LaBomba182" wrote in message
...
Subject: Fuel transfer/polishing pump
From: "Doug Dotson"

I am designing a fuel polishing and transfer system. My thought
is to use valves to route fuel from any tank to any tank. No
problem with that part. I want to be able to just transfer fuel
or switch in a filter to polish the fuel while transferring. Since
I can select the same tank for source and destination, I can
polish fuel in place as well. The problem comes with the selection
of a pump. I was looking at a Groco or Jabsco pump which seems
good for transfer purposes, but way exceeds the flowrate of the
filter when polishing. A Walbro fuel pump (which I have as a priming
pump now) seems like a good fit for polishing (33 GPH) but will be slow
when just transferring fuel. What happens when a 5.5 GPM pump
(Jabsco) is pushing fuel through a filter rated at 60 GPH (RACOR 500)?

Why not just ask Racor?
http://www.parker.com/ead/cm1.asp?cmid=392

It's not a filter question.

And I believe Racors are designed to be drawn through not pushed into.
Again, ask Racor.

From experts I know, pushing fuel through a filter is more efficient.

And fuel "polishing" is a joke IMHO.

And you would be wrong.

Unless the fuel in the tank/s is well stirred up all you are doing is
filtering
what is already clean, settled out fuel.

Well, in an ideal world. Perhaps drawing the fuel into to polishing system
lower
in the tank than that feeding the engine.

Capt. Bill

Subject: Fuel transfer/polishing pump
From: "Doug Dotson"

See below.

"LaBomba182" wrote in message
...
Subject: Fuel transfer/polishing pump
From: "Doug Dotson"

I am designing a fuel polishing and transfer system. My thought
is to use valves to route fuel from any tank to any tank. No
problem with that part. I want to be able to just transfer fuel
or switch in a filter to polish the fuel while transferring. Since
I can select the same tank for source and destination, I can
polish fuel in place as well. The problem comes with the selection
of a pump. I was looking at a Groco or Jabsco pump which seems
good for transfer purposes, but way exceeds the flowrate of the
filter when polishing. A Walbro fuel pump (which I have as a priming
pump now) seems like a good fit for polishing (33 GPH) but will be slow
when just transferring fuel. What happens when a 5.5 GPM pump
(Jabsco) is pushing fuel through a filter rated at 60 GPH (RACOR 500)?

Why not just ask Racor?
http://www.parker.com/ead/cm1.asp?cmid=392

It's not a filter question.


Sure it is. It's all interrelated.


And I believe Racors are designed to be drawn through not pushed into.
Again, ask Racor.

From experts I know, pushing fuel through a filter is more efficient.

Yes, but with what type of filter system?
If the filter system is not designed to be "pushed through" you may have a
problem. It may effect the coalescing action.
That's why I said "ask Racor".
Or are they to "experts" you are speaking of?

And fuel "polishing" is a joke IMHO.

And you would be wrong.

Not based on the fact that most people seem to only run their system (if they
have one) or have a company "polish" their fuel at the dock.


Unless the fuel in the tank/s is well stirred up all you are doing is
filtering
what is already clean, settled out fuel.

Well, in an ideal world. Perhaps drawing the fuel into to polishing system
lower
in the tank than that feeding the engine.

You're still just drawing fuel out of one baffeled area of the tank. Unless you
can get all the fuel in the tank stired up really well you are not doing a very
good job of "polishing" it.

Capt. Bill