Or the ESI fuel polishing system that is less expensive than the RCI and I think better. Henry ---- Original message ---- >Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:03:01 -0700 >From: "Larry W. Telford" <lwt@severson.com> >Subject: Re: T&T: Filter question >To: "John Blackburn" <jgblackburn@verizon.net> >Cc: trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com > ><SNIP> >"... Mike Cook, my mechanic at Herrington Harbor North, has recommended >an RCI >fuel purifier for the filter element." > >John: > >Before deciding on which unit to install I suggest you consider the Gulf >Coast filter. Check out their website at gulfcoastfilters.com. I >installed one several years ago, and have been most impressed with the >job it did on cleaning up our fuel and tanks. I followed the layout >recommended by Capt'n Wil (see the T&T archives), but have since >upgraded the pump to the Oberdorfer bronze gear recommended by Gulf >Coast for tankage of 500 gallons or more (120 gal/hr; we wore out the >little 60 gal/hr Walbro recommended by Capt'n Wil). Because of height >limitations in our engine room we installed the whole system on a >bracket that allows the filter body to be tilted so that the element can >be removed/replaced. My recollection of the engine room in your 44 >suggests height limitations may not be an issue, but if it is, the >bracket installation is an easy solution. > >Larry Telford >Carpe Diem >1985 Royal Star 42 >Emery Cove YH >San Francisco Bay >_______________________________________________ >http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering > >To unsubscribe send email to >trawlers-and-trawlering-request@lists.samurai.com with the word >UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message. > >Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World >Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.