[C320-list] Forgot the Biobor!

[Robert E. Sloat]

Bob-Agree with Mr. Walker's advice to check your filter in the spring.

Do you get your diesel at the marina fuel pump?  If so, check to see if they 
offer anything like Valv Tect Marine Premium Fuels.  Here in the Chicago 
area at Waukegan Harbor where I keep my boat, they have this as their normal 
diesel fuel.  According to the harbor website:  ValvTect Marine Premium 
Diesel and BioGuard micro-biocode is a high octane premium diesel formulated 
with Diesel Guard and BioGuard. It is specially formulated to:
Prevent growth of bacteria and algae
Stabilize the fuel to prevent sludge
Disperse water to prevent corrosion
Clean-up and prevent fuel injector deposits to improve power and reduce fuel 
consumption
Reduce smoke and odor
Reduce transom soot.

If you have something like this kind of fuel in your tank, I believe there 
would be no problem.  The advantages look exactly like those on the bottle 
of diesel additive I purchased a few years ago which is almost gone and 
probably not to be replaced as long as I use the local fuel.

Bob Sloat
Savannah Hull 894

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Seastream" <robert.seastream at comcast.net>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 6:31 PM
Subject: [C320-list] Forgot the Biobor!


> All:
>
> I may have forgotten to add Biobor to my fuel tank after I topped it  off 
> for winter storage.
> My understanding is it prevents the growth of algae and other nasties 
> (can't see how they'd grow in the NH cold WX, but...) in the tank that 
> might otherwise clog the system.
> Should I have the tank drained and refilled in the spring?
>
> Bob