GoldenDawn
Senior Member
I have a question about fuel management. I have four diesel tanks on board, two 250 gal and two 150 gal. I have a good fuel manifold and transfer pump (see photo) that allows me to move fuel around. Presently, I do not have a filter in the transfer pump but could add one to act as a polisher. I use biocide on each fill-up and have not experienced any unusual filter clogging on my dual-Racor system. I am not convinced that adding a filter to the transfer pump would be helpful as my experience is that sediment if going to be stirred up while rocking and rolling underway, when I am unlikely to be moving fuel around.
Last year, we were in the 200 hr range for vessel usage and at <2 gal/hr, I used a maximum of 400 gal. When running, I usually switch tanks daily so I am turning over fuel in each tank. Bottom line is that I have old fuel on board some probably more than a year old. Prior to summer, would you recommend mixing it all up via the transfer pump or continue on my daily cycling from tanks to tank ? Or both? How do others manage their fuel?
[Photo - return manifold top, supply manifold bottom; Racor is actual for the genny not the transfer pump, which is at right.]
-- Edited by GoldenDawn on Tuesday 28th of February 2012 12:36:33 AM
Last year, we were in the 200 hr range for vessel usage and at <2 gal/hr, I used a maximum of 400 gal. When running, I usually switch tanks daily so I am turning over fuel in each tank. Bottom line is that I have old fuel on board some probably more than a year old. Prior to summer, would you recommend mixing it all up via the transfer pump or continue on my daily cycling from tanks to tank ? Or both? How do others manage their fuel?
[Photo - return manifold top, supply manifold bottom; Racor is actual for the genny not the transfer pump, which is at right.]
-- Edited by GoldenDawn on Tuesday 28th of February 2012 12:36:33 AM