All I don't know if gasoline can be "polished" or not. To those of you who have had this done, how do they clean the fuel tanks? I can't access my tanks to get any type of cleaning done unless they can get through the fill hose connection.
Al On Sep 18, 12:38 pm, David Oates <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Eric, > > I have thought about that kind of approach. Flow meters would tell me the > total flow per engine (if I didn't use the diesel return sensoes). It could > happen. If I find that the Filter Boss could handle the flow of both > engines, that would save a lot of money. > > DavidO > > --- On Sat, 9/18/10, e b <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: e b <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [UnifliteWorld] Re: Gig Harbor Sunset > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, September 18, 2010, 12:00 PM > > if you have two flow meters, one for each engine, you might be > able to keep what you have and put one of the sensors on the return and one > on the supply, the difference between both readings will be your total gph > used... not ideal but a cheap solution...! > Eric > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David > > Oates > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 11:28 > AM > Subject: Re: [UnifliteWorld] Re: Gig > Harbor Sunset > > Al, > > I was still resisting the thought of low tanks > being a problem until I got to the part about the crud being stirred > up > by rough conditions. That makes since to me and I feel better > about the subject. > > I have a '84, 42' DCMY (officially an > SE II). She has twin diesels (DD 8.2L) and I am accumulating parts > to change to a new filter system also. I originally purchased a > "Filter Boss", a redundant filter system complete with valves, two > filters, a priming pump, vacuum indicators etc (quite pricy!). > Then I realized that with the Detroit Diesels, I move more fuel > through > the system than the official burn. I have been told that 73% of > the fuel pulled into my engine is used for cooling and returned to the > tanks. So, the 65 gph rating on the filter system isn't good > enough to run two engines. Now I am faced with doubling my planned > system or change everything to larger compacity filters etc. Oh > well, live and learn. I'm not working on that project currently, > but one of these days I will have to make a > dicision. > > DavidO > > --- On Sat, 9/18/10, my > [email protected] <[email protected]> > wrote: > > From: > my [email protected] > <[email protected]> > Subject: [UnifliteWorld] Re: Gig > Harbor Sunset > To: "UnifliteWorld" > <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, September > 18, 2010, 9:27 AM > > Kerry > > How this "crud" made it past the > filters and into the fuel pumps is a > mystery to me, but ,I'm going > to replace the original filter setup > that's on the boat now with a > new water/fuel separator system. As for > the crud being on the top > of the fuel or on the bottom of the tank, > when I took one of the > fuel filter canisters off and poured the fuel > into a small basin, > there was a coating of "material" on the surface > of the gas. After > about 10 minutes, the material settled to the bottom > of the basin > ,after it settled,I could tilt the basin and the material > on the > bottom of the basin did not move with the gas, even when I > soaked > the gas up with some paper towel, I had to wipe the material > off > the bottom of the basin to get it out. I'm not a metallurgist > , > but, I've been a steel fabricator for 35 years, and I > believe that > the material in the gas is scale from the inside > surface of the > aluminum fuel tanks that has settled to the bottom > of the tanks. In > the 5 years that I have owned the boat, I've > seldom let the fuel get > down below 3/4 full before fueling and > never had a problem. I've been > told that this problem can happen > when you run older boat fuel tanks > down too low, or are caught out > in a blow with tanks that are low, the > crud on the bottom of the > tanks can get stirred up and cause some > problems, as I found > out! > You should come up here on your boat and you can anchor in > Todd Inlet, > which is where Butchart Gardens is ,and watch their > fireworks show on > Saturday nights from your boat. Let me know if > you're coming up this > way and we can get together. I've talked to > so many people this year > that have the 6-71s and love them. > Sometimes that "OLD" technology is > still the best. > My boat was > no prize when I bought her in Tacoma 5 years ago either. > Weeks of > polishing and thousands of dollars later for canvas, > upholstery,new > non-skid decks,new exterior carpeting, boston whaler > dingy on > davits,stairs to the swimgrid,etc, and the boat is starting > to look > pretty good. > > Al > > On Sep 18, 6:31 am, "Kerry Lebel" > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Ozzy I am a little confused by this. Why would > the pumps have to be > > replaced? If the filters were doing > their jobs, it would have kept any of > > the crud from ever > making it that far. Did they burn up from the blockage? > > My boat has 6-71s in it. Loud, but awesome engines. You > saw my boat huh? > > Don't judge her from the outside. :) I > was in the middle of wire wheeling > > the damn carpet glue off > the back deck (previous owner glued down UGLY > > indoor/outdoor > carpet on the back deck) to put down nonskid and that was > > before I had the hull buffed out with two coats of wax on it. > She was in > > rough shape about that time. I think I > had the flybridge all torn apart > > too. Victoria huh? > I have taken the Clipper up there several times but > > never my own boat. Maybe next summer. I also want to get > out to Butchart > > Gardens. I hear it is great to head over > there by boat. You live in some > > priming boating areas. > That’s for sure. > > Kerry > > > -----Original > Message----- > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of ozzy > > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 1:09 > PM > > To: UnifliteWorld > > Subject: [UnifliteWorld] Re: Gig > Harbor Sunset > > > Kerry, > > > We stayed at the > reciprical moorage at the end of the bay ,past you, > > for 2 > nights, and then spent 2 nights at the City dock when we came > > back from Olympia.. While at the reciprocal dock we dropped the > dingy > > and toured the harbor many times. We did go around for a > look at your > > boat, I always have to check out any 42 Uniflites > that I can, one day > > hopefully I'll get the chance to own one > myself. Buy the way, which > > engines do you have in your Uni? I > have the 350 Crusaders in my boat, > > and by running the fuel > tanks too low, (I missed the fuel dock at the > > Breakwater > Marina) I picked up all the sludge hanging around the > > bottom > of the tanks and had to replace my fuel pumps and filters when > > we finally made it to Seattle. The people who did the work were > great, > > apherently he used to sell the motors to Uniflite, when > the factory > > was still in Bellingham. We live in Victoria,B.C., > and do most of our > > boating in the Gulf Islands, and around the > San Juans, but ,hopefully > > next summer we will be making > another trip to Gig Harbor. Hope to see > > you > then. > > > Al > > > On Sep 15, 10:09 pm, > Kerry Lebel <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Al that is my home port. We have our 42 > DCMY AT West Shore Marina almost > > > all the way in the > harbor. My wife and I usually take the dinghy off the > > > back and motor down to listen to those concerts. I'm > surprised I didn't > > see > > > you. I usually offer > up to Uni owners to come back to our boat for a > > beer. > > > Sorry to hear about your boat. Where is it now? What > engine troubles are > > > you having? Objectors > priming? > > > > Kerry > > > > On Sep 15, > 2010 9:42 PM, "my [email protected]" > > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > > The wife > and I spent a few days in Gig Harbor on our 36 DC, our first > > > > time there, this summer and fell in love with the place. The > people > > > > are terrific and Tides Tavern is great!! > Unfortunately we were having > > > > engine trouble on the > second visit ,thanks to running my fuel tanks > > > > too > low. We will definitely be back there again though, we think > that > > > > it's got to be one of the most beautiful little > harbors on the west > > > > coast. 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