I was reading an article that made reference to 'marine diesel fuel'
versus 'diesel fuel' . The article did not go into detail as to whether
or not there is actually a difference between the two. I always thought
that a 'diesel engine' whether marine or otherwise burned the same fuel
Was thi
Taxes...and in some jurisdictions sulfur content. You are correct in that
generally a pump on the road will work fine with your boat. Watch out
using fuel from the marina in you car because if it was un-taxed and dyed
red then it will stain your tank an make you subject to fines if found out
(unl
I have repowered with Westerbeke 40 4-108 3 years ago. Since then, I've
been using exclusively gas station diesel that I get from jerry cans.
Simply because it's cheaper. So far I have not had any signs of issues.
Winterizing procedure involves adding diesel stabilizer and replacing both
fuel fil
Petar,
In Annapolis the price is about the same whether I go to the dock or the
station. My local marina has a brand new above ground tank, so I'm
reasonably comfortable buying fuel there. The nearby gas stations probably
don't sell a huge amount of diesel. A neighbor who was in the oil industr
The diesel you get at a marina almost is always the same (tax-wise) as what
you get at gas stations. I have never seen it to be otherwise. We pay
over-the-road taxes on it and it contains the correct dyes. For those of you
with experience in power yachting, we used to be able to document our marina
Here we had a product called marine gas oil or various other names that was not
diesel but could be used in diesel engines. There was a price savings.
However, some found it more susceptible to algae growth. Our Corps patrol boat
developed a serious problem with algae and we stopped using it.
Not sure what the article Rob was reading was about, but I was in the merchant
navy (British) when I first left school, and we burned what was (...and still
is) called bunker fuel, in our large marine diesels. It was thicker and
dirtier, if I remember correctly, than the diesel you buy at gas st
Bunker is like a #6 or 7 fuel oil and IIRC so thick it has to be heated to
flow. We used it to power the boiler in our steam driven dredge.
I didn't know diesel engines could use it.
I'm betting none of ours can. If we could, the soot build-up would be
horrendous.
Ron
Wild Cheri
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The bunker oil (bunker fuel) cannot be easily mistaken for the diesel fuel
we use in our diesel engines. To start with, at ambient temperatures, it is
more like soft butter than liquid. You have to heat it up a bit (steam?) to
make it flow.
Marek
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Marinas often sell both gas and diesel that have been specifically
formulated for marine use. They have additives that address conditions
that differ from conditions on roads and highways. One major brand of
this "marine" fuel is Valvtect. Is it necessary? Probably not. Is it
beneficial? Could
Many of the fuel docks I use supply ValvTect fuel. Whether it's better or
not, I don't know. I use jerry cans to fuel the boat when in home port.
As a rule, I try to use Chevron or Texaco fuels in the boat. I found years
ago that many other brands gummed up the fuel injectors in my old Suburban
I would just weld the cracks, I had a few little ones on mine, welded them
up 10 years ago and no problems since . . .
Bill Coleman
C&C 39
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Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2014 6:26 PM
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I replaced my main halyard sheave around 5 years ago with UV Stabilized
Black UHMW Poly.
I had several made up, thinking I would also do my jib sheaves soon. Well,
they were bigger!
If anyone is interested I would like to sell them, probably 5 bucks each.
They are bored to accept a pair of commonly
Rob,
Marina fuel (in theory) should be cheaper because it doesn't include road
taxes. In actuality, it is usually about the same price as at the filling
station on the corner. The product is the same, except fuel without road
taxes is died red. I can buy off-road diesel at a local station much
Dennis,
My Suburban is pretty easy going when it comes to fuel. Even with an optical
sensor in the injection pump, I run ULSD and biodiesel a lot without problems.
After Thanksgiving I have four gallons of peanut oil which will be slowly run
through the Suburban as well. That way I can re
I also use the 5 gal gerry can method. I add Seafoam once in a while.
Chuck
Resolute
1990 C&C 34R
Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md
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From: "CNC boat owners, cnc-list"
To: "Robert Abbott" , "CNC boat owners, cnc-list"
Sent: Tuesday, December 9, 2014 6:47:26 PM
FYI, Diesel fuel at an Exxon in Pasadena was $3.05 this past weekend. I doubt a
marina can compete w that.
Chuck
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To: "Petar Horvatic" , "CNC boat owners, cnc-list"
Sent: Tuesday, December 9, 2014 11:01:11 AM
Subject: Re: Stu
Thanks everyoneI knew diesel fuel was dyed and taxed for different
intended uses.fishers, farmers, truckers, the rest of us etc.
Jake, my diesel fuel use involves only my Yanmar 2GMF in mainly double
digit C temps so any ' winterized northern diesel' should not matter to
me. I heard t
Why are so many former owners idiots? What is it with these people?
I assume the folks who have bought my boats have exactly the same
questions.
Jim Watts
Paradigm Shift
C&C 35 Mk III
Victoria, BC
On 9 December 2014 at 15:20, Bill Coleman via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> I would
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