[C320-list] Fuel Tank

[Kirk McCullough]

In the industrial world, polishing and filtering are the typically the same 
process and the terminology is used interchangeably.

It's an interesting word, we normally associate with hulls or cars.

Kirk
#124

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Fitzgibbon" <chuters at earthlink.net>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Fuel Tank


We had an individual polish the fuel.  Somewhat of a misnomer but 
essentially the service they provide is filtering the impurities (water) and 
particulate out of your fuel and fuel tank.  We had it done last year before 
we set off for the Bahamas to ensure any foreign material that had settled 
on the bottom of the tank that normally wasn't disturbed during smooth water 
sailing wasn't ingested into the fuel system once we started to make the 
crossing in higher sea states.  A high pressure pump is used to filter the 
fuel as well as clean the inside of the tank, it takes 3 or 4 cycles to 
thoroughly clean the tank and filter the fuel.  We paid about 125.00 for the 
service which took about 3 hrs.  Access to the tank was through the 
starboard lazerette.

jack
#441

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com]On Behalf Of Henry
LeSieur
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 5:23 PM
To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] Fuel Tank


I recently purchased some bad diesel fuel. It appears I'm going to have to 
pump out the tank and clean it. Has anyone had any experience accessing the 
tank for removal? Also, is there an access port on the tank?

  Any advice/information would be greatly appreciated.

  Hank LeSieur
  #331