Hi Marek- Thanks for reminding me that I read a report that tested the urban myth of water accumulation in an empty tank directly and found no water accumulation in the tank over the winter. The calculations appear to agree. I will still have to top up the tank at some point, but I agree there is no need to do it now and the storing "old fuel” in the tank argument is very persuasive. My first day on the boat in spring is a long motor down the CT River, so I will plan to top up before that trip. Thanks- Dave
> On Oct 25, 2018, at 3:41 PM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Consider not adding the fuel. > > This is an urban myth that the condensation would add a lot of water to the > fuel. The water in the fuel tank comes usually from the leaking fill hose > cover. If you don’t believe it, do some calculations (;-). > > Depending how much you motor, if you keep topping up the tank, you may end up > with a lot of old fuel in the tank. > > Many marinas don’t allow the topping up, because if you do it now, the fuel > will expand in the spring and it would leak through the vent. > > of course, your boat, your choice. > > Marek > Ottawa, ON > > From: David Knecht via CnC-List <> > Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2018 10:17 > To: CnC CnC discussion list <> > Cc: David Knecht <> > Subject: Stus-List Filling diesel tank > > I will soon be topping off my diesel tank for the winter, which I usually do > by pouring fuel through a funnel with a water filter from a 5 gal jerry can. > I have found it nearly impossible to pour into the funnel from a full 5 gal > container and hit the funnel without spilling diesel all over the transom and > into the water if still at the dock. Has anyone found a device that works or > come up with a clever way to transfer fuel without spilling? Thanks- Dave > > S/V Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > <pastedGraphic.tiff> > > <pastedGraphic.tiff>_______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT
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