Diesel Bug Fix? (Marine-16 Diesel Dipper)
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- čas přidán 5. 05. 2021
- Diesel bug, dirty fuel, water in your diesel tanks, all of the above can cause serious problems aboard your boat and lead to engine failure just at the worst moment possible.
As many of you know we had this exact (diesel bug) issue last year and got caught out. This season, with your help, we're looking to make sure we don't run into the same dirty fuel problem again, and a company you suggested (Marine-16) have stepped in to help us ensure we keep the dreaded diesel bug at bay by kindly donating some of their chemical compounds as well as their very awesome looking bit of kit, 'The Diesel Dipper'!
This video is the first instalment of our engine service and upgrades series where we jump straight into cleaning the fuel system and installing 'The Diesel Dipper'.
If you like to know more about the diesel dipper or Marine-16 then be sure to check them out here: www.marine16.co.uk
If you'd like to find out more about who we are then be sure to check out our website at www.cadoha.com
I think it's a great bit of kit for boat owners in your situation where removing the tank is not worthwhile. Keeping fuel tanks full helps to limit condensation.
Great news and fingers crossed it has solved the problem.
As usual Hank trying to steal the show 😂❤️
7:24 I thought you gave us all the bird for a sec! :D
He did is that some kind of British salute?
lol...! I thought exactly the same. Had to rewind to double check!
Hi from Thailand, I was born in Southampton so love seeing the Itchen and like
Hi, cool product. Just fitted something similar myself after watching a few youtubers getting into fuel problems. However, I wet a slightly different route and installed a 40L header tank, this way i fix two problems. First I fitted the water/dirt separator similar to the Dipper, a pump controlled by a level controller to keep the header tank full at all times pumps the fuel from the main tank to the header. The filter I picked uses a 10micron filter and has a water detector alarm. Turns out the Victron GX I fitted some time ago has a level controller built in, lucky.
Now the header tank fixes the issue of low levels in the main tank. I once got stuck departing a marina with a low tank as I could not get to the fuel dock. No problem I thought there is still 50 liters left plenty to get home if the wind drops. The wind naturally dropped and we ended up motoring still at 3liter an hour should not be a problem. But something kept nagging me all the way back. On our tank the fuel off-take is to one side and with a bit of a swell there was a chance air could get suck in, and as we were passing the mouth of the Thames this was bound to be the place. Fortunately the wind picked up again as we sailed back, but for a moment there.... Now with a header tank this should not happen.
Well done! Wish you a good sailing season!
You could make a plywood box to cover the Dipper unit to help reduce the noise level
That’s not a bad idea, although when I close the door it’s pretty quiet, that and I’m partially deaf too, so it’s especially quiet when I turn my hearing aids off 😬
Good video - look forward to seeing a long term review...Watch out for that light at the end of the tunnel....I find when working on a boat, more often then not, it is a train...😁
Wow 20k subscribers, congratularions. What took so long. You guys are fun. Cheers.
Interesting video, I would love to have had a more through explanation of what the dipper is doing. Also, I also hope that you put a new ball valve after that elbow on the bottom of the tank otherwise it could be trouble later down the line if something leaks and you have no way of stopping the flow.
Yes I agree. Definitely need an isolation valve next to the tank.
brilliant machine, always love to see Hank he is a ham, LOL looking forward to seeing out on the seas soon
We’re getting excited about getting ready to go now.
And yes, Hank is the super star out of the three of us that’s for sure 😁
Absolutely love your channel guys, great editing, great story, adventurous, down to earth and living life! I recently discovered the French are changing anchoring laws around there coast due to taking onboard what's happening over in the USA. Get this..
In the USA more and more people are seeking alternative lifestyles and one of them ways is by boating, cheaper living by anchor than over priced housing. Problem being more and more boats are getting beached due to dragging anchor and the boats are being left there. lol The French have now said to anchor further out from the coast and only for 72 hrs.
But i think it's fantastic that people are seeking different lifestyles, i backpacked across Europe for two years and came across alternative living in Portugal. Although I've always had a love for sailing boats i spent 6 years studying in China.
I just bought myself a little 20ft yacht in the South of England to see if it's still something i have a passion for.
Your videos are giving me a some insight for what's to come.. And i can't wait. ; }
Fair winds ; }
Wonderful vídeo. Congratulations.
Brilliant piece of kit, I am seriously considering getting it. I have a tap right at the bottom of my tank which I open to rid some nasties, so I could connect it at that point.
You guys are great and I look forward to the releases of your shows. Let me know when you want to look at the gps stuff
Great job, my understanding is that diesel degrades ptfe tape. Worth a check. Keep up the good work.
I will keep an eye on it then, hopefully any that comes free will be hoovered you by the dipper now 🤞🏼🤞🏼
I hope Hank's hair doesn't start to curl also! Then we couldn't tell you two apart! ;)
A couple of pointers, should not use PTFE tape on diesel systems, diesel eats it and if it drops in the tank it will clog up your cleaner. Also you should have mounted the cleaner on rubber mounts it would cut the noise down even more. The main thing is you could have fitted the elbow or part of straight on the valve as you have no means of shutting off the tank
FINALLY....MORE HANK!! Sheesh only been asking for the last 17 episodes.
T’was I passing you /waving at you Dom from the Itchen. Another windy squally one today; hope all three of you are ok!! Regards (Cordialment) Claus.
Nice one mate! Good to see you’re well, just subscribed so will keep an eye on your journey. OSS!
Well done on the new up grade BUG free
Good episode dude, BZ
Thanks, Toby 😁⛵️
Curious to how it performs for you throughout the season. Looks substantial. Well done.
Great idea and we should always applaud UK Innovation - hopefully the price will fall as more are produced as £800 seems expensive for the parts involved in the unit. Great idea though given the stats on engine breakdowns
You weren't listening to Hank properly. He was trying to remind you about all the comments. He was saying, "Dad, my adoring public want to see more of me, and more of Mum, and less of your ugly mug talking to the camera." (Yes, I too was rather shocked that he should refer so disrespectfully to your boyish good looks).
Glad you got the equipment installed well. The bit of the tank visible through the inspection hatch actually looked clean. Hopefully, any remaining muck tucked away in the corners will soon be flushed out.
Been thinking about adding a fuel polishing system. Our yacht suffered “the bug” before we bought her. Been using a fuel treatment since we bought her.
Love you guys
Thanks Alan, hope you’re keeping well.
Interesting video. I’d be interested to hear how this is any different to a diy fuel polishing set up. Also be good to have a detailed description of the unit. Is it simply the same as a diy set up but just an off the shelf solution? Thanks guys. Andy UK
u have been coned ,,, the good part is u fixed the problem when u cleaned the tank,,
Well after this season I can assure you that this thing has very much saved our bacon. Full disclosure, we didn’t actually pay anything for it, it was gifted to us, and I have no vested interest (as in I don’t get anything if others buy it or not) but anyone who watches our videos will see just how much this has pulled out of our tanks this year 😳😳😳⛵️
3:40 "... the spacer is quite small.." I wish that those who design boats, and all things for that matter, actually had to service that which they design! I have had this same problem. On one of my boats the throttle linkage needed to be renewed. Strangely, there was no access to it. I had to cut a hole in the bulkhead at the aft end of the quarter berth to get to it!!! I ended up making a nice hatch there, but it was annoying.
Good luck with your fuel polisher!
Yes, it helps if you’re some kind of contortionist if you want to work in the engine bay of a small boat 😂
Back in the late 70's I was testing fuel delivery systems cleaning their fuel systems (tank, lines and all) & replacing fuel filters on VOLVO CARS that had the DIESEL BUG. Final my boss and I agreeded to tell them to STOP sending their cars. I was a mechanic at a Merc.Benz Dealership.
BTW, the VOLVOS where from a competitor.
The bug is for everyone.
Interesting (and pricey) bit of kit. Interested tho...just went to their website. I've had clogged fuel filters once before. Of course just as I was entering a marina. I'd be tempted to mount it with rubber bushings to isolate vibration.
Thanks for posting this and I look forward to the follow up detailed video particularly as I had never hear of the ‘dipper’.
I recall when you had the prior trouble, recommending that you would not truly sort out the fuel contamination issue until your tank was cleaned out, while acknowledging the very real practical difficulties in doing so. However with the video view of the tank (what we could see) it looked remarkably clean, so much so I would not consider you have a ‘systemic problem’.
In short, what you found is, that you do not really have a dirty tank at all. 😀👍⛵️
One question, was that the tank drain cock you were clearing and using to pump out, or was it the supply line to the fuel filters/pump? If the latter, then it may be prudent to take out the lines and blow them through with an LP air line. (I acknowledge things may have moved on since this was filmed. 😉).
I think the option of fitting an additional dip tube into the tank top arrangement for the diesel dipper suction is probably a better long term solution than running without a drain cock on the tank bottom.
I wonder if you could make the dipper quieter by putting a rubber/sound insulation backing between the unit and engine room bulkhead. Not be down to your wharf since the days when Sadler Yachts were based there, I must be getting old 😊.
Would suggest some anti chafe on the hoses going through the wood wall.
That’s not a bad shout, didn’t even think about that! Appreciate it 😁
@@CadohaAdventures great videos!
Second that. In fact, as a flyer, we never put a flexible hose through a bulkhead. We fit a metal through fitting, and then attach hoses to either side of that fitting. Possibly overkill on a boat, but I suppose an engine going quiet 1000ft from a lee shore could be as bad as an engine going quiet 1000ft above it.
Love the challenges of boat life and sailing it's not for the faint hearted hehe
Hi Dom,Carly & Hank of course, glad some have left comments already,
re: valve needs to be added back to that elbow, and although diesel is difficult to light with a naked flame as one comment, let's not forget it will not only smoke badly but the chances of electrical shorts and the basic fact of who wants to find that horrible smell is the many gallons leaked into bilges from damaged pipe etc etc basically all tanks, water,oil, petrol,diesel = valve as soon as practical adjacent the tank=standard operating procedure.
Re:hoses through bulkhead, yeh anything that's carrying electric,water,oil etc etc = install vibration chafe protection.
Re: dipper? Mmmmmmmmm if that's £800 they're having a laugh, that's a £15 universal 12vdc fuel lift diaphragm pump, a mini tank welded from stainless plate, a couple of valves a bit of swagelok tubing and a strainer filter.......but hey for those who don't have the knowledge to build a basic polisher and want to pay that amount I'm sure it will do the job. But I do feel it's a case of put the word boat in front of basic industrial machinery parts and charge a lot for them. But that's not a criticism of the design or the need or the fact it's British made and designed and they have a business to run, but when a basic filter is costing virtually 10-20% of a full engine cost (and there's a heck of a lot complex heavy metal in an engine) then the disparity in cost is blatantly obvious. And if a company reaches out and offers something free who'd not say yes, but be aware that your hard work in building a channel and the need to budget your life is not taken advantage of as a cheap marketing tool for overpriced items, that's not aimed at this dipper in particular but many companies will do that, I know another channel who were given a £35 item, thought it was great (through innocent naivety) promoted it in a blog, it was Tat worth around £3-4................moral of the story? Don't sell yourself short, your channel is building subs well, make sure any recommendations are value for money before passing on, your growth is going to pay dividends in the long run anyway, be wary that all that glitters is not gold.
And one last tip, invest in a fuel transfer pump, the manual syphon plunger type or get a cheap £20 12vdc bilge pump with hose in and out connections and pump out that way, it was a painful thought you had that 5L can down in the bilges transferring out 200L not once but twice! (200L into 5L can then into 25L drums ouch) not to mention smelly and drips and spills,,,,,,get a pump just for that job 👍 good effort on the gaskets BTW 👍
You’re right in that an awful lot of kit that has the word marine attached to it seems to command crazy prices. Just this week I inquired about a new tachometer, I mean seriously an old 80’s analog Rev counter, £700!! 😳😳
Time to start saving again.
Appreciate the heads up re chaffing, we’re now making a bunch of modifications following everyone’s super helpful feedback.
@@CadohaAdventures you might be able to fit a generic Rev counter, what engine is it? And what alternator? Oh and to make another tip, often there's a industrial equivalent by same manufacturers, for instance I bought Volvo td100 piston rings at £15 a set which were the exact same set used in their marine engines, i.e exact same pistons! Without the marine price tag! Engine mounts? Land rover 300tdi cylindrical mounts, same engine weight, same HP, same RPM....price ? £7 each pair!!! Often there's a perfectly suitable alternative.
Hi guys good to see another great vlog and I remember when my engine stopped of Brest was a nightmare so anything that helps is great news I regularly use marine 16 great product and helpful guys too ... all the best malc
We’re now armed to the teeth with their products so fingers crossed between them, the dipper and cleaning out the system, we’ll not have any more issues with the fuel to bring us to a halt.
Hope you’re keeping well, matey.
Hi, have a look at Patrick Laine's youtube video, episode 20, he made his own fuel scrubber, it's the best solution i've seen yet and really cheap to make.
Regards Mark, Lymington.
Honestly people who's mug do you wantn to see. And who is less boring. Can we see more of the dog. Hehe.
As always, fitting new things is such a faff, but all looks very tidy! What volume of fuel does it polish, say every hour? I couldn’t see any more details on the Marine 16 website. Hopefully this will minimise your chances of getting more fuel problems ⛵️👍
They make a pump for this. you can use it on oil too. you will see them in every mechanic shop. they are sold everywhere harbor freight.
You either need to clean the fuel float guide rod or replace the whole sending unit. Having a faulty fuel level is a bad thing unless you can put a stick in the tank.
Tormund!
My brother from another mother!
Just a few notes of caution: Although the filtration system you have installed will take circulating contaminants out of the diesel, the dreaded diesel bug is known to clump and stick to the tank walls. Traditional fuel polishing (as done in large vessels) includes pulling the diesel from your tank (usually 1/4 full tank), filtering it and then pushing it at high pressure back through a wand that is used to pressure wash the interior of your tank. This requires an inspection port in your tank to put the wand through. Companies that make filtration systems with a low pressure pump, like the one you have are now calling that fuel polishing, and to be fair it does polish the fuel but does not solve the tank issue that will show up once you're in heavy seas while motoring thus dislodging those naughty clumps into your fuel filter.
With the baffles in the way it would be difficult to pressure wash the tank as you described. With this system it seems like it can be run while in the heavy seas, at the same time as using the motor (or when under sail). Hence lessening the chances of blocked filters.
@@nealeburgess6756 The baffles are the reason you need inspection ports. Having the system running when the sludge dislodges is a crap shoot unless you run it all the time.
The real solution is to use biocide religiously, and run the system once it has a chance to take effect. There are also products like Star Tron Enzyme Fuel Treatment Diesel Additive that actually break up the flocculation, though they tend to make the individual microbes small enough to pass though a 30 micron filter.
Hiya, what did you do with the 200 ltrs of derv you removed? I would have used the dipper on them and evaluate the polished fuel with a view to putting it back in your tank. You know how much the refill cost, but it would validate the dipper too.
Great video, a lot of good footage, stay safe, Steve...
Interesting product, but I feel like if you’re thinking about polishing your fuel this consistently with an actual mechanism, then you’re the kind of boater who uses your boat and doesn’t have an issue with stagnant/dirty fuel (or at least not after you hire someone to do a one-time polish and then use additives). The people who need this product are the ones that neglect their system, which means they’re probably less likely to buy a product for that problem.
Also, diesel leaking onto a hot engine isn’t a fire hazard: diesel isn’t that flammable. Try it: put some fuel in a spoon and try to light it with a lighter. It won’t (shouldn’t) go up. Gas IS EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE (don’t try that trick with Gas).
Well that’s good to know, although I’ll take your word for it (pouring diesel on the engine). For us, the dipper just brings that extra level when it comes to peace of mind. We’re using chemical additives also and have cleaned the system as best we can, so hopefully we’ll be ok going forward, only one way to find out 😁
Rubber fuel pipes thru the bulkhead without protection a bit dodgy as they will chafe in time
I think you’re right, so we’re going to add some in this weekend. Appreciate the feedback! 😁
Enjoying your episodes, presentation, editing and content etc.
This episode not so much as personally am not a fan of this FC - although fingers crossed this dipper thing is worthwhile as it looks like a very fancy tank, water sediment drain........
Looking forward to a 2 and 3 year follow up comments on the Flux Capacitor - oops, I mean Zipper, slipper.. :-)
Will be keen to follow up in due course and hopefully report back that we’ve not had any more issues. Fingers are firmly crossed.
Seems to be a system that keeps clean fuel and a clean tank, clean? I was surprised you didn't just attach the bottom tank hose to the ball valve. Losing that ball valve could be an issue.
I think you’re right you know, Geoff. In fact a few people have said it now so before we set off anywhere I’m going to drain the tanks again (the dipper comes in handy for this) and I’m going to get a curved fitting for the bottom of the tank and then fit a valve and tail.
The more I think about it the more it’s just not worth the risk of a problem down the line if we split a hose.
Hi. Really interesting bit of kit. I think you said you have two fuel tanks? Does the dipper clean both or is one “less clean” than the other? Apologies if I misunderstood. I am potentially interested in fitting one. Thanks 🙏
Hey Richard, thanks for stopping by. Yes we have two tanks, one sits above the other and feeds into it, so the dipper literally collects from the very bottom of the lowest tank, collecting any build up that inevitably ends up there. It’s probably not right to think of this device as ‘cleaning the tanks’ per se, but more like a very active filtration of the fuel, sending less dirty fuel potentially through the engines systems.
Very interesting product. I am new to your channel and LOVE your dog!! Is he a Vizsla? Sure acts like one. Lol. I got my first dog (I’m 58) 3 yrs ago and he is a Vizsla. No one told me just how “energetic” they are! I love him to death, but was wondering how he would fit into my dream for a circumnavigation with all that energy.
What is it like having a larger dog on board?
How does he handle the passages?
What do you do when you two want to go out for dinner or site seeing?
How did you house train him on a boat?
Where does he do his business?
Is boat life hard on such an energetic breed?
What is it like checking into different countries with a dog on board? Is it complicated? Does it restrict you at all?
Sorry for the off topic questions, but vizslas are not that common, and when I saw you with one, I just had to ask.
Dave Orton
Daveorton@live.com
All good questions. Hank is better at sea than Carly and I put together! There’s a lot of him on passage in up coming footage.
In short, he mostly sleeps when he’s travelling, in the car, as soon as we get onto a motorway, he sleeps until we get to wherever we’re going, back when we bought Cadoha, that trip was south England to north east Scotland, he’d just sleep, and when we’re underway, it’s much the same.
He has three zones on board that are all super padded areas for when things get bumpy, and he generally only goes between two of them.
We often make up a bed in the cockpit for him where he’s tethered in when we don’t want him walking around, which is again when it’s bumpy.
When he is awake we mentally stimulate him with play, games and generally he seems quite content to just watch everything that’s going on. He’s actually really lazy when it’s hot also, again and mostly sleeps. Hank is also lazy in doors and on the boat, but hyper energetic when we get to land, and then we let him have a huge run.
Yes he does restrict some of the places we can go, but he’s on this journey with us and having him with us for all the places we can go with him, for us, trumps the few places we can’t go.
We haven’t checked into a different country with him yet, we were all set to, he had all his rabies jabs/ tests, and got his EU per passport, but then we decided to leave the EU and so now I imagine it’ll be a much harder process, but with everything that’s going on with Covid, we haven’t looked into much more yet, we’re just exploring the West Country here enjoying the amazing sights we have right on our doorstep.
The only difficulty we have with him is going to do his business on board. We’re trying to train him to go in the cockpit, but it’s still a work in progress. He’s been on board, but only when we’ve lost sight of land and he’s desperate. We give him anti urinary tract infection paste to stop him getting infections from holding it too long as well as dog relaxation tablets to try and make him more relaxed about going to the toilet onboard, but we only ever give him these if we’re going to be away from land for more than 12 hours.
Hank also loves watching birds and seems fascinated by dolphins, when ever we have a pod swim with the boat, he gets super excited.
Thanks so much! I laughed when you said, “act like you are well trained”. I have said the same to my Ramsay untold times. Thanks again for your fast and detailed reply. D
I would wire it to run whenever the engine is running . Noisy anyway .
Yes that’s fair, the guy who gave it to us said he’d run it whenever the engine is running too. 👍🏽
@@CadohaAdventures Just wire it to the ignition switch with a kill switch if you need to shut it off with the engine running
I ran my kontiki motorhome on vegetable oil for years
Bomba combustible de membrana y al voltaje de 12 o 24 voltios trabaje la embarcación, y en 2 o 3 horas finalizado
We have the same problems with diesel on the UK canals. It is not helped by the fact that diesel is now 7% biodiesel and this attracts water. Apparently the latest answer is HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) which is stable for 10 years and does not attract water. It is also over 90% carbon neutral.
I didn’t know that, never even thought about using vegetable oil to get around 🧐😄
A 12v fuel pump to containers on the dock would have been my route......
manual oil or petrol extractor.
Aye m8’s, hopefully you just got rid of some annoying stuff by emptying the tanks. How is the gauge working now?
The gauge seems to be working ok now, although I think we’re going to make some more adjustments to where the dipper connects to the bottom of the tank so we can add in another shut off valve again.
Now we’ve had some time to think about it some more, if that pipe splits, there’s no way to stop all that fuel busting out. 😳
Good thinking ☝🏽 preparedness is nice.
It's a fuel polishing unit
Interesting. But, diesel systems we regard, at least in my part of Europe, as a 'hydraulic system'. Teflon tape not recommended. In this case because it may interfere with valves/pumps/filters if it comes into the fluid stream. Another thing is that that filters with plastic/glass bowls are not allowed/recommende installed in engine rooms. But appart from that, very good. The 'Marine-16' operates as any other 'diesel polishing system'. But if you recieve a batch of bad diesel, it will be a bit on the light side. The 'Marine-16' should have been fitted with some kind of alarm and/or warning system. Because the 'Marine-16' holding tank don't seem to hold more than around 0,1 litre. If you follow my link below, you will see the result of filling 150 litres of contaminated diesel: baatplassen.no/i/topic/115594-byggingen-av-hulda-p%C3%A5-oppfordring/page/18/
The three five litres botles was recidue after filtration. It was so contaminated it was difficult so see sunlight through the botles. And in the next link, you will find 'My Solution 140'. At the bottom of the page: baatplassen.no/i/topic/115594-byggingen-av-hulda-p%C3%A5-oppfordring/page/24/
In all practial terms the same princip as 'Marine-16'. Where the 0,1 litre container is replaced by a day tank. And the 'alarm' is a vacuum metre. Just be aware, it's a lot of very bad diesel out there :-)
I have found with my diesel narrowboat on the UK canals that if you get your diesel from a reputable supplier with a high sales turnover, and you keep the tank full especially in winter, that you can avoid problems. If you add something like Marine 16 so much the better. My last diesel purchase came from a garage that has a diesel pump on the canal side and a red diesel pump on the road side for supplying all the local farmers! The garage has a turnover of 10000 to 12000 litres per week!
Isn’t it funny how all yacht jobs need at least two hands to achieve but are always located where you can only ever get one bloody hand in the space
This certainly seems to be our experience too 😂
It all adds to the dark arts of being able to successfully work on your boat. The some of the access to sea cocks is equally as mystifying to me 🧐
I'm not clear on what this thing actually is. A pump and a filter? Couldn't you just add a pump and manifold to the existing racors?
It’s a separate filtration system which is independent of the engine, with a patented design that separates our water and sludge from the very bottom of the tank.
I’m going to post a full interview with the guy that made it shortly.
electricity clips are called wago's
Thank you. Every day is a school day 😬😬
How did you not loose any parts or tools in the itchin river. lol
I can assure you I’ve lost plenty of tools now in the Itchen river 😂
informative video - have taken a slightly different route, but providing the same ability to polish the fuel in the diesel tank. I installed the www.keenanfilters.com duel fuelfilter system, which can both proform the task of a fuel filter, but also has a separate fuel pump which allows me to run diesel through filter and straight back to the tank to polish the fuel. The additional benefit of this setup if the duel filter which over (which can be manual or automatic) in case of fuel issues at critical points when using the engine, the system easily which to second filter allowing engine to continue to operate and the ability to change the other fuel filter which the engine is running ... good luck with the rest of the project.
That sounds interesting too. I think the main aspect of the dipper that really made me keen to fit it, as well as being gifted it I guess, was the fact that it picks up directly from the very bottom of the tank, above where the fuel sender reaches, meaning there isn’t that area which lays dormant just waiting for a chopping sea to mix it all up into the body of the fuel.
That’s my hope anyway that clearing anything from the bottom of the tank, on a regular basis, will mean we don’t come unstuck again, but it’s all a bit of an experiment at this stage and we’ll be sure to keep everyone up to speed with how we go, for better or for worse.
I passed the link to someone & they quickly replied that it was £1000 a pop once set up. So a bit silly on a normal yacht do you not think? All one has to do is drain the tank, clean it & use a filter in the funnel. OK for you, if you got it for free. But would you have really paid a grand for it if you had to pay for it? i suspect not
I get it’s not for everyone, but would I pay that for it for the peace of mind it gives me having used it for a year now? Yes, I personally would, but that could be my lack of sailing skills talking and how scared I was to lose our engine when we did, and the thought of it happening again at the worst possible moment was very motivating for me.
Make your own polisher, not rocket science....and end up with a spare Racor filter. Of course....no freebee....but will pay for itself as cruising friends realize you made your own system and can assist them with their bug infested tanks.
So the 50K dollar question ---Cost???
50k dollars
? WHAT WAS THE SKY LIKE WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG ?
They had little fluffy clouds in them.
@@CadohaAdventures THANKS I WAS YOUNG ONCE, THINK IT WAS A WEDNESDAY ! THERE WERE LITTLE FLUFFY CLOUD'S, A D.J CALLED ALEX AND A SOUND SYSTEM CALLED THE ORB
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Simpler to use a Diesel additive. More pipes to fail .
They are using additives. This is another string to their bow in the fight against potential problems.
@@nealeburgess6756 need to use up the diesel, Or take it out end of season and use it else where
When engine stops at sea sail it into berth hehe
Your videos are almost non existent guys, come on keep the uploads more regular. I used to look for you guys but now I don’t remember you until I see you pop up
We honestly don’t have any kind of schedule for making videos, we just share what we’re up-to when we think there’s something worth sharing. 6 months in a working yard, during lockdown, going to work and saving up money probably isn’t the most interesting content, but we’ll be back in our way again shortly and can’t wait to share some more amazing destinations with everyone 🤞🏼⛵️😁
PTFE tape and diesel don't really mix! The tape will degrade.
Yes I’ve been told by a few people now. I’ve also been told which sealing tape I should use for fuel and so I think I’m going to make some changes before we head off.
@@CadohaAdventures PTFE tape does not 'degrade' in diesel or petrol - its an urban legend - but you may get some 'strings' of tape in the pipe work if you are not careful. Heldite or Permatex (which contains PTFE) can also be used for diesel fittings.
This looks like marketing hype for a basic fuel filtering system. Their website doesn‘t give even a grammatically correct description of how the D Dipper works, let alone a technical one. What exactly does a „washable stainless steel filter“ add to the system if the „dipper“ has already extracted the crud, and what exactly is the „dipper“. This looks on a par with the magnetic diesel bug killer that was promoted some years ago, and probably equally as useless.
There’s an interview with the guy who built it that I’ve just posted on the channel (most recent) so hopefully that will help answer some of your questions.
This one here: czcams.com/video/iKucpKdYeMY/video.html
@@CadohaAdventures Thanks for the reply. I started with the later video, then this one, but sadly remain unconvinced. I have suffered a blocked fuel pump, resulting in a tow, so I would be delighted if this system really does work. I use a biocide, have twin filters and a manometer, so I can switch if one filter becomes blocked, and have had my (plastic) tank cleaned twice. The latest version of the „bug“ is a varnish-like coating which deposits in fuel lines, which „glued up“ my pump, and coated the bowl of one of the filters. Removing this „varnish“ took some time with alcohol and toothbrush. We have „Care“ diesel in my marina, which may be the culprit. Like most things which seem too good to be true, I suspect this one is.
@@billfromgermany well fiat enough, sounds like you’ve had even more of a head ache with it than us! We’ll be sure to share our experiences if we do break down due to problematic diesel again, so you can spectate for a while. You might of course be right, I hope you’re not, but I’m always open to being wrong.
@@CadohaAdventures Good luck!👍 I‘ll certainly be keeping an eye out for progress reports.
i am sorry mate but if my future is going to sailing for my life I would get a hold of a true boat mechanic to re design your tank system so u wouldn't have all that problem and better access to ur tank
Iv got a perfect fix for all your engine problems, buy a Beta not a Volvo 🤭🤣