SNIP: > If the boat is not used on a regular basis, stays in a marina for months on end, then some way to clean the fuel would probably be a good idea. REPLY: You just hit the nail on the head, Larry. Most recreational vessels, trawlers or otherwise, do exactly that. Most of us do not have the luxury of cruising full time, running our engine(s) long and hard daily like commercial boats do. Our boats sit in the marina and may get used on weekends in the summer (unless you live in FL) with some full weeks of vacation on the water along the way. Others boaters are retired and liveaboard. But I doubt most of the liveaboards are running hundreds of gallons through their tanks on a regular basis. Therefore, fuel polishing seems like a very good option for most recreational diesels. I wish I had such a system. Maybe some day. David Sorenson Duluth ____________________________________________________________ Get educated. Click here for Adult Education programs. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3nNbX3cJ3nhp3jENDx8iosrmn0bOnEZjCj7SdmRZiMAKMCAE/

this is why it's not black or white... or one size fits all. suggesting the fuel return is enough to clean/polish the tanks of a slip queen with Lehmans is as "wrong" as suggesting a boat with DD that's used every week should have a fuel polishing system... it depends on the boat, engine and usage. pascal miami, FL hatteras 53MY live cell helmcam @ www.snadbarhopper.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "David H Sorenson" <davidsorenson@juno.com> To: <trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 11:45 AM Subject: Re: T&T: Fuel polishing > SNIP: >> If the boat is not used on a regular basis, stays in a marina for > months on end, then some way to clean the fuel would probably be a good > idea. > > REPLY: > You just hit the nail on the head, Larry. Most recreational vessels, > trawlers or otherwise, do exactly that. Most of us do not have the luxury > of cruising full time, running our engine(s) long and hard daily like > commercial boats do. Our boats sit in the marina and may get used on > weekends in the summer (unless you live in FL) with some full weeks of > vacation on the water along the way. Others boaters are retired and > liveaboard. But I doubt most of the liveaboards are running hundreds of > gallons through their tanks on a regular basis. Therefore, fuel polishing > seems like a very good option for most recreational diesels. I wish I had > such a system. Maybe some day. > > David Sorenson > Duluth > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Get educated. Click here for Adult Education programs. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3nNbX3cJ3nhp3jENDx8iosrmn0bOnEZjCj7SdmRZiMAKMCAE/ > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change > email address, etc) go to: > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/trawlers-and-trawlering > > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.

We have been running the boat hard and put 2500 hours on her since 2005 We have changed Racor fuel filters exactly twice. We change the main engine filter every year -- Greg and Susan Han Allegria -- Krogen Whaleback #16