[C320-list] fuel cleaning

[marshall lucas]

I am an Alge X fan.  I have the in-line Alge X appliance 
and use the Alge X fuel additive.  In a previous boat this 
combination cured a very bad fuel problem.

Marshall and Diane Lucas
& The Merrythought Poodles
C320 #1037 Merrythought


On Wed, 4 Mar 2009 18:11:46 -0500
  "warren updike" <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I, too, am using StartTron going into my 3rd year. I 
>don't think I ever had
> a fuel problem; but, my research indicated no adverse 
>reports from using it.
> I have since stopped using a biocide; and, I winterize 
>with a double dose of
> StarTron. When I changed out the Racor filter last Fall, 
>there were no
> significant deposits in the bowl. I do use a cetane 
>booster with every
> fill-up. I think I'm satisfied with StarTron.
> 
> I should add that I probably use about 30-40 gal of 
>diesel each season, so
> there is a fair turnover of fuel in the tank.  Being out 
>in some bad weather
> guarantees that the fuel is well mixed.  The situation 
>could be different
> for those doing less motoring.  Here on the Chesapeake, 
>the only wind to be
> had in August is from the iron genny.
> 
> Warren & Pattie Updike
> Catalina 320, #62, "Warr De Mar"
> Middle River, Chesapeake Bay
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>From: james_delong [mailto:james_delong at bellsouth.net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 11:36 AM
> To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] fuel cleaning
> 
> I've been using Starton Fuel Treatment along with a 
>biocide.  This stuff, if
> 
> the marketing is accurate, coagulates the deposits in 
>the fuel into little 
> particles.  They pass through the system and are picked 
>up by the filters. 
> The filters may then clog requiring them to be changed. 
> I put this stuff in
> 
> last year, but so far, no filter clogging.  I'll check 
>them out a normal 
> rotation time.
> 
> Anyone else try this stuff?
> 
> Jim  #453
> 
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>>   1. Re: Draining Fuel Tank (Robert Seastream)
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>> Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 06:50:48 -0500
>> From: Robert Seastream <robert.seastream at comcast.net>
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Draining Fuel Tank
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>> Since the fuel pickup tube extends to the bottom of the 
>>tank, as it
>> sucks up fuel wouldn't it creating a 'stirring' action 
>>thus preventing
>> growth?
>> In other news, I spent last week in Antigua on a 
>>catamaran; upon
>> arriving home Sunday discovered I've caught a cold!  Go 
>>figure.
>>
>> Bob Seastream
>> Intuition # 906
>>
>>
>>
>>> Rib taken.. :)
>>>
>>> It's magnetic, it spins the algae around a magnet which 
>>>makes them
>>> inert, it then runs thru your regular Racor filters...
>>>
>>> I did quite a bit of research on the product, it 
>>>actually works!
>>> It's used by some of the major generator mfg for data 
>>>center DR
>>> eqpt...since they only run these generators once a month 
>>>or so and
>>> the fuel stays in the tanks for ever,  they ship these 
>>>units now
>>> with industrial sized Algae-X units
>>>
>>> I also bought the machine that turns metal into gold and 
>>>also the
>>> perpetual motion generator :)
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> OD
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Aw geeze Orlando.  You didn't fall for that one did you?
>>>
>>> So, what makes it work?  Scrubbing bubbles?  Magic dust? 
>>> Maybe it
>>> just beams the algae out of you fuel into your 
>>>neighbor's fuel
>>> tank.  :)
>>>
>>> Since it never needs replacing, if anyone can just 
>>>explain how such
>>> a thing could possibly work, I'd be most grateful!
>>>
>>> Just ribbing you Orlando!
>>>
>>> Signed
>>> P.T. Barnum
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Also, take a look at a product called Algae-X....I just 
>>>installed it
>>> on c l 3....
>>> ----------------------------------
>>> Regards,
>>> OD
>>>
>>> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Their are companies that polish the fuel by pumping it 
>>>through a
>>> filter
>>> until its clean.
>>> I hope you use fuel stabilizer once in a while to 
>>>prevent growth in
>>> the
>>> tank.
>>> irv Grunes
>>> #851
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> After six years of using 4 gallons of diesel fuel per 
>>>>year, I think
>>>> it is
>>>> time to drain the tank and start over.  What is the best 
>>>>way to
>>>> accomplish
>>>> this?  Should I drain it from the tank itself or syphon 
>>>>it from
>>>> topside?
>>>> Or, am I  being too cautious and just let the old fuel 
>>>>stay where
>>>> it is?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Doug Stieber
>>>> Second Chance #406
>>>>
>>
>>
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Marshall & Daine Lucas
& The Merrythought Poodles
SV Merrythought C320 # 1037