" It is not really that expensive. You just buy the filter and bowl. I
agree it is a tad over twice as much as the all metal filter element
but not a lifetime worth.
I do just use the metal one without the bowl tho. Same theory as you.
Mine is out in the open and the sun kills the plastic see through
bowl. After a while you can't see through it anymore. "


I was thinking I'd have to replace the base part and some of the plumbing/fittings.
The link provided by EarlyBird quoted a sale price of about $65.00.
Up here that would translate into around $100.00 after shipping and brokerage fees.
Don't know what they sell for locally.

Is this what you're talking about?


http://www.farmandfleet.com/m/produc...FSbl7AodQyIA-A

Tim wrote:
Is this what you're talking about?


http://www.farmandfleet.com/m/produc...FSbl7AodQyIA-A

No. http://www.4land4sea.com/shopexd.asp?id=426

Different style but same principal

Greg, they usually have a mesh screen up inside the top to help filter out rust etc

Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 13 Aug 2014 19:09:03 -0400, Earl
wrote:

Change that separator with a Racor with the clear bowl. You can drain
the visible water into a soda can and not play the guessing game with
the sealed filters.
===

Yes, good recommendation. Even the Racors can be overwhelmed by too
much water however. Don't ask me how I know. :-)


Still better than the sealed filters and no, I don't want to know!

True North wrote:
" change that separator with a Raco with the clear bowl. You can drain
the visible water into a soda can and not play the guessing game with
the sealed filters. "


For the price of that conversion I can buy a lifetimes worth of the genuine Mercury filters and just change out each season after I burn off the old treated gas.

You certainly can, expert, until you get some really bad gas or a
temperature change that adds condensate to your fuel. Since your boat
is corroding, why worry about the motor anyway, eh?

BTW - Mercury doesn't make "genuine" filters. They buy them and put
their name on them. Racor, on the other hand, is the industry standard
for boat engines of all types and sizes.

True North wrote:
" It is not really that expensive. You just buy the filter and bowl. I
agree it is a tad over twice as much as the all metal filter element
but not a lifetime worth.
I do just use the metal one without the bowl tho. Same theory as you.
Mine is out in the open and the sun kills the plastic see through
bowl. After a while you can't see through it anymore. "


I was thinking I'd have to replace the base part and some of the plumbing/fittings.
The link provided by EarlyBird quoted a sale price of about $65.00.
Up here that would translate into around $100.00 after shipping and brokerage fees.
Don't know what they sell for locally.
You might want to check that out before you throw good advice aside,
eh? What else do you have to do all day?

You might get lucky and find a better filter that spins right onto your
fitting.