[C320-list] Road Diesel vs Marine Diesel

[allan.field at verizon.net]

Quarter tank or quarter gallon per weekend?! If tank, do you ever sail?!

Allan S Field
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-----Original message-----
From: Robert Seastream <robert.seastream at comcast.net>
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Sent: Thu, Aug 4, 2011 11:53:19 GMT+00:00
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Road Diesel vs Marine Diesel

I just buy it from marinas.  Our 320 has a 19 gallon tank and we use about a  
quarter tank or less per weekend so I don't see any savings in price  
chasing.
How much is your time worth?

Bob Seastream
Intuition # 906

On Aug 3, 2011, at 2:47 PM, Jason Alexander wrote:

> This article suggests that all marine diesel has moved to 500 ppm and
> will be ULSD by 2012.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-low-sulfur_diesel
>
> It also suggests that ULSD will run in any diesel engine.   I guess
> the question is, is that safe for our engines.   I tried to find
> something from Yanmar but my google is weak today.
>
> Jason
>
> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Donald Lawson <dnclaws at aol.com> wrote:
>> All
>>  "untaxed" diesel  is available  for use primarily in agricultural >>  
applications, such as fuel for tractors and recreational and >> utility  
vehicles, such as boats,  that do not use public roads. >> This fuel may  
have higher sulphur levels.
>> "untaxed" diesel is usually dyed red for identification.  I am not >>  
sure if your area is any different but our marina diesel is red and >>  
expensive and  I suspect CA requires ULSD already in both types. I >> always  
use an additive anyway these days as ULSD has less lubricity.
>> Don Lawson
>> Ventura, CA
>>
>> On Aug 3, 2011, at 10:29 AM, Jason Alexander wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>
>>