In the 10 years I've owned my boat I've had a bad fuel issue and unscheduled filter change once. So dual filters seem to be a "nice to have" not a "need to have".
And Defender seems to be right proud of the system - though a bit less so than Racor. $800? I can buy a lot of needed stuff for that much money. That said, I have a dual Racor filter setup on Imzadi, mostly because I understand the fuel quality I might encounter while cruising outside the US and Canada is a bit questionable. I guess it's sort of an extension of the Baja Fuel Filter funnel I have on the boat. I use it, but have never found water or crud in my fuel - but I feel like its insurance. I bought my 2 Racor filters on EBay for about $50-75 each and installed them in parallel with a T valve before and after the filters (so I can easily switch to the second filter if the first one gets fouled). The line from the T valve after the filters goes to the inlet for the electric lift pump on the engine. Physically they are one above the other on the bulkhead to the port (intake) side of the engine. I guess I've got about $200 invested in filters, lines, fittings, and valves between the tank and the engine. I've thought about adding a vacuum guage, but that seems like adding a belt to the suspenders I already have. So it's not real high priority right now. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Richard Walter Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 9:43 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Racor dual fuel filter Greetings, Anybody install/use one of these? Use? Installation? Comments? http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|699530 <http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|699530&id=1716464> &id=1716464 Thank you, Richard s/v INDIGO 1978 36-foot Watch Hill
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