I too use the Racor fuel filter. Capt David In a message dated 2/11/2008 11:04:50 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I used a Racor, thought it was more like $150-200 range. The kind with the transparent bowl at the bottom - looking at the catalog the 'transparent diesel spin-on' looks like it. Mounted it high on the bulkhead inside and left of the engine room door. John Harker C27 'Prana' #6261 Santa Cruz James Henderson wrote: > I need to put a primary fuel filter on my M18 Universal. Anyone have > any suggestions? Some of those $300 jobs seem overkill to me.... > > James > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: Test > Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:26:49 -0500 > > Jim, > > > > I read you 5 by 5 here in windy Pasadena, MD. > > > > John Meyers > > > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *James > Henderson > *Sent:* Sunday, February 10, 2008 6:51 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* catalina27-talk: Test > > > > > Test. My e-mail has not been going through. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 17:49:20 -0500 > Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Kort Nozzle > To: [email protected] > > > The purpose of the Dole Fin was to assist a power boat to plane. > I would be useless on a displacement craft's outboard. > > > > Capt. David Hoyt > > > > In a message dated 2/6/2008 3:04:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > YES!!! The Dol-Fin...I remember the teeny ads in the back of > mags like > Small Boat Journal!!! > > I can still see little half-tones of the beasts in my mind, > burned into > my brain like > neurological fossils from some graceful, simpler time of Phil > Bolger > designs and > Edey & Duff gunkholers. > > Wait...did I just use the word "graceful" in the same sentence > with > "Phil Bolger?" > > tf > no fatty knees > > > > > > David Shugarts wrote: > > > > There is a certain unavoidable dichotomy about this. I cannot > see how a > > racing sailor would want it, but a cruising sailor would > probably really > > like it (depending on his waters). We grow a lot of marine > flora and fauna > > here in Connecticut, and I wouldn't want it, whether racing > or cruising. But > > wherever it could be kept clean, it would make a serious > difference in > > thrust, at a cost in drag (especially under sail). > > > > Similarly, there is an even simpler device said to give > certain beneficial > > effects to an outboard. Back around 1987, I was editor of > Powerboat Reports > > and we decided to test a device called the Dol-fin. I don't > know whether it > > is still available. Essentially, it is like adding stylish > wingtips to your > > anti-cavitation plate. There were various claims of fuel > efficiency, speed > > and control, I believe. As I recall (20 years ago now) there > was no > > appreciable difference in any parameter when we tested it in > real-life > > conditions. You were trading off some well-understood > aerodynamic (er, > > hydrodynamic) benefits versus wetted surface (wetted surface > always means > > drag). > > > > --Dave S. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Who's never won? Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL > Music. > <http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp00300000002548> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You > IM, we give. Learn more. > <http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Climb to the top of the charts! Play the word scramble challenge with > star power. Play now! > <http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_jan> **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 48)
