DHeckrotte
Guru
Weigh in, please, on fuel polishing services.
I don't have access to the tops of the tanks - hidden by the ceiling tile in this Taiwanese trawler. I presume a jobber can pump the fuel out of the tanks through the fill.
I presume the job is pump the fuel out, filter/clean/polish, and after the tanks are cleaned out, put it back in.
The tanks have large access covers on their sides which appear to never have been opened. I presume one could remove the covers, shovel out the sludge - after having figured out how to deal with the baffles; I presume I have baffles - , and reseal the covers.
I have Racor 500FG filters which are mounted where I cannot reach. The guru who got us going recommended that I buy Racor 900s and use one of the 500s for the genset. At the very least, the existing filters have to be moved, and while out, cleaned before remounting.
I don't have access to the tops of the tanks - hidden by the ceiling tile in this Taiwanese trawler. I presume a jobber can pump the fuel out of the tanks through the fill.
I presume the job is pump the fuel out, filter/clean/polish, and after the tanks are cleaned out, put it back in.
The tanks have large access covers on their sides which appear to never have been opened. I presume one could remove the covers, shovel out the sludge - after having figured out how to deal with the baffles; I presume I have baffles - , and reseal the covers.
I have Racor 500FG filters which are mounted where I cannot reach. The guru who got us going recommended that I buy Racor 900s and use one of the 500s for the genset. At the very least, the existing filters have to be moved, and while out, cleaned before remounting.