[C320-list] Road Diesel vs Marine Diesel

[Jane & Ken]

In our area the only difference is that diesel for road has "road tax" included in the price where the marine fuel does not.  Ken #219, OBUOY

--- On Wed, 8/3/11, Jason Alexander <alexander.jason at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Jason Alexander <alexander.jason at gmail.com>
Subject: [C320-list] Road Diesel vs Marine Diesel
To: "c320-list" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2011, 12:29 PM


Hello all,

I think I know the answer to this but wanted to get people's opinion.
Is there really any difference between road diesel and marine diesel.
  I suspect the only difference is in the additives.   According to
Wikiapedia all diesel will be required to be ULSD by 2012 so in that
respect it should be the same.   I often can get road diesel cheaper
than I can get it at a fuel dock at one of the marines locally.   My
marina doesn't have fuel.  So either way I have to bring it in with me
or take the boat somewhere.
Either way I always put in a shot of bio-cide and stabil to keep the
fuel as fresh as I can.

Thanks,
Jason