[C38] Old fuel

[Larry Malmberg]

Guess we are lucky here, even though we try to sail everywhere sometimes we
just have to engine it.  We did the Newport Beach CA to Ensenada race,
placed 4th in our class but coming home it was engine all the way, 24 hours.
We do races from Santa Barbara CA to Redondo Beach CA and its engine up to
Santa Barbara.  We have actually run out, two times, of diesel and quickly
learned how to prime the injectors etc. and replace the fuel gauge.  LOL So,
you can see we probably fill up 4 times a year and I'm quite sure we have no
algae, water or other miscellaneous gunk in our tank.  But then again, we
are 12 month a year sailors out here in CA.  BTW filled up last Monday,
$4.75/gal WITH our yacht club discount, YIPES!!!  And our burn rate is .84
gallons/hr at about 2200 rpm.

 





Best regards,

Larry Malmberg

Hassle

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From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
[mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Phil Gay
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 12:34 PM
To: 'Catalina 38 Listserve'
Subject: Re: [C38] Old fuel

 

Every spring, I remove the gage sender unit from the tank and use the vacuum
extractor that I use to change oil.  I wire the plastic tube to a metal rod
and suck any water or algae from the lowest parts of the tank.  You can see
what you are picking up from the clear tube.

 

Phil Gay

C38 049 Que Linda

Everett, WA

 

From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
[mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Duff, Russ (R.W.)
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 12:06 PM
To: C38-List (Listserve at catalina38.org)
Subject: [C38] Old fuel

 

OK, what do you guys think? For various reasons, my boat hasn't been used
for the last two seasons. It sat on the hard last summer, and in a slip the
summer before without ever going out. Basically it has been unused since
summer of '05. Do you think I will have a problem with the old diesel fuel
(I don't think I added a preservative to it; I can't remember, and I don't
know what the fuel level is), or do you think it will be ok. I am located in
south eastern Michigan on the west end of Lake Erie. Thanks.

Sincerely,
Russ Duff
Catalina 38, Hull #112
"AVANTURA"
Lake Erie
Grosse Ile, Michigan
RDUFF AT VISTEON DOT COM

AVANTURA AT COMCAST DOT NET

 

 

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