I have a 1978 32 SS with gas engines and I have been trying to find someone to polish my fuel in Southern Cal and no one will do it. But I have been told that that really does not help the problem discussed here as the crap still stays in the tank and the only way to really to fix the issue cut access plates into them to clean. I have been told that you remove the gas, fill up the tank with water, then start cutting. Have been told that you may have to cut multiple holes if the tanks have bafffles in them creating compartments. Any thoughts or comments? I am getting tired of changing out all those fuel filters at 40 bucks each as the craps keeps coming out of the tanks.
Keep the boat full in California and we deal with our E10 gas going bad on us. On Sep 18, 8:42 pm, ozzy <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en.
