DIY Diesel Fuel Polishing System For Our Boat | Sailboat Story 222
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 29. 08. 2024
- We build an integrated diesel fuel polishing system in our sailboat's engine room by utilizing existing filters and plumbing. To so so, we simply branched off the return line, installed a fuel pump and a few valves, and then plumbed back into the return manifold. This simple set up not only allows us to polish our diesel fuel, but it also provides the ability to pump diesel fuel to and from any of our boat's 3 fuel tanks.
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How come we see such sane and sensible Engineering from such a crazy person?
One of life's paradoxes.
Yeah, I know. She can be a bit cuckoo sometimes.
It was a pure pleasure meeting you yesterday, thank you so much for my prize! Looking forward to all your new vids on the new ship adventures!! The fairest of winds to you all! Andy K-
I built a polishing system on my boat last winter... but i used stand alone filters and everything... only bit of plumbing that is used by the engine and the polishing system is the fuel return pipe. That is due to not enough available fittings / ports on my fuel tank. This way i dont gunk up the filters for the engine while I'm sailing in lumpy seas.... i also have a water and sediment separator before the filters for the fuel polising system. This only needs cleaning . Saves the filter that I wold need to buy.
But any who. You have the vacuum gauge that is a very good indication on somewhat clogged filters. Good system đ ... and a very good investment for the boat.
Best regards from Jarle
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"Such as that" needs to be on a T-shirt lol. From a fellow Georgian! GO DAWGS!
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I just love your editing and commentary in every video you upload, even thou some start out creepy... LOL referring to that FB post... But I can't wait when your back on the water !!!
Are you referring to the one of me peering ominously into the composting head?
Yay! Glad you guys used the mr filter!
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A little off-topic here: I am reading a book about Little Harbour written by Randolph Johnston. During my search for more info, I found a video of when you all were there. Very nice find.
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!! Splash time is close. Fuel Polishing, IMHO the dual Racor filters should just be used to filter fuel going to the engine. You have that Racor you were using to polish the fuel in the drums and that should be used in the new fuel polishing/transfer system that you put together. The fuel supply and polishing system need to be separate. There might be that time where the engine is running on tank #1, Racor filter #1 and tank #1 is getting down to a 1/4 of a tank. So, you switch to tank #2 and after a short while the engine starts to sputter, you head into the engine room and discover that Racor #1 is full of water and junk. So, you quickly switch to Racor#2 and the engine returns to normal. While the engine is running with the current set-up you have no way to polish that fuel in tank #2 let alone throwing tank #3 into the mix because your dual Racor filters are currently suppling the engine. You need to be able to polish that fuel in tank #2 and be able to return it to tank #1 so the engine stays running. You need a label making machine. Apply labels to a clean surface and paint the label and surrounding area with Clear Nail Polish. The set-up you have is beautiful, it doesn't account for worst case scenarios. You did say that you were just tying into existing plumbing and money doesn't grow on trees, what you have in your system most boats don't have. Hoping that separating the systems is something you have plans for in the future and just watching the pennies now to get on the water.
Thanks for the opinion on the matter, and thanks again for communicating it in a humble, non-critical way. I wish more commenters were able to share their thoughts in a similar manner. I suppose that one thing that would be good to know is that we never planned on running the polishing system while the engine was running. I was looking at it as more of a preventative procedure that could be implicated at times such as after taking on fuel, before a passage, or after the boat has been unused for a period of time. I certainly do see the merit to your suggestion, and you're right - we do generally have the parts available to make those changes to they system. Perhaps we'll adapt things once we have a bit more experience with it. I do like the labeling idea. We have a label maker and this certainly seems like a great application for it. The system is not at all complicated to me, but I can imagine that it would be daunting to another person looking at a wall of valves, hoses, filters, and fittings. Thanks for your feedback! -B
@@Sailboatstory Also, at about 5:30, I'm glad you stopped the music, it probably saved your marriage. LOL
great DIY system. Thanks
Glad you liked it!
Your sound effects were fun
You know, Tambi didn't appreciate them as much as you did.
5200 skip the bolts n tape lol just kidding i think you did her proper gave me anxiety you put the camera in the tank lol good video
Don't apologize that was great lol.
Merci beaucoup.
Great. Job sailboat storytelling. Family â€
well done, and funny, a great family you have there.
Thank you kindly
That filter valve needs a little grease or PB blaster or WD-40
It needs something. I'm rebuilding that entire unit soon, so hopefully I can get rid of that squeakiness.
Love watching your videos. âŁïž
Awesome sauce I never win anything... so excited and marry Xmas
You're a winner in my eyes.
Ha... didn't see that one coming
Lol, I can't unsee what I thought I saw with the shot beginning with your hairy legs together. However, I was relieved when I found out that what I thought I saw- wasn't that!!
I'm not sure what you mean.
What did you think it was?
@@Sailboatstory Glad it wasn't just me. I thought you had the camera inside the nature's head again đ€Ł
You folks popped up in my recommendations today and I've been binging. Already one of my new favorite channels!
@@BebopBeachBum Happy to hear it!
Ok, since we all know that you have lots of time on your hands with nothing to do I am going to ask some crazy fuel polishing questions. First, if you were going to double filter the fuel when you pumped it from the barrels to the boat, why polish it first. Second, did you put any type of biocide in the fuel before it went into the boat tank?, and third, I am sure you understand the concept of the "day" tank. Since you have 3 tanks available, why not put all new fuel into the main large tank and then run the polisher into a side tank which is the tank the engine will draw from. That way you are much more than 80% confident that the engine will always have clean fuel. Ok, thanks, now back to you regularly scheduled program!!!đ
1) You did see all the horrible nastiness that was removed from the diesel, right? A single filtering step was inadequate in our minds. Also, it was surprising to see how much water was removed during the second filtering.
2) Yes. Fuel Right. We always treat with biocide.
3) Yes, we know the concept and could operate in that way. Instead, we completely cleaned, emptied, and dried the side tanks. They are now "spares" that could be called into service at any point, but with our primary tank and it's fuel being squeaky clean, plus the added benefit of having an integrated polisher at the ready, we feel like that will be more than adequate.
With all that said, and like everything else we do...
We'll see how it goes and will adjust course accordingly and as necessary.
-B
You should label all of the Valves it may be someone else operating them one day in the future
A good idea.
It's not complicated to me, but it could certainly seem daunting to someone else.
Don't look now Ben but some french guy took you camera for a second!
Oui.
Thanks!
Charles, thanks so much! You have the honor of being the very first person to ever use the Super Thanks feature on our channel. We really appreciate it. đ„°
What would be ideal is to have your solar power system power your polishing system everyday once your batteries reach 100%. Then just plan to slightly oversized your system so polishing can take place every single day.
Thatâs an idea. I personally wouldnât prefer that set up, but it sounds cool.
Wooooo
Where do we send items from the Amazon gift list?
It's all automated and set up so that when anything is purchased from the list it is sent to our home address.
Why isn't Tambi wearing boots, some of the things you say and do, I don't believe the composting toilet is going to handle it all. Love the videos, ya'll keep me in stiches.
Maybe waders would be better?
Did you seal the endgrain of the deck core?
Of course.
Hi MTB,
That was a fun 'edge o' seat' drawing!
Re fuel polishing , I'm sure you realize the excess fuel going back to the tank (30-50% I gather) is also polishing the fuel. It looks like the system would allow you to transfer fuel from one tank to another? I think you said they are plumbed independently? Useful when you have an issue or some other reason ( like putting fuel from a questionably source in one tank only?).
I'll check out your Xmas wish list.
Cheers Warren
( from a very old YT account of mine!)
Yep, I know about the fuel return. Yep, it does allow for moving fuel from tank to tank. We're going to run on the center tank only for now. We painstakingly cleaned out the 2 side tanks as I didn't like the idea of old, residual fuel just sitting in there. There's a large oil-absorbent pad in each one, but they can be put into service easily of needed.
@@Sailboatstory thats a good idea ,save the tanks for when you need them
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Looks like one I built. Unable to post photo of it here.
How long ago did you build your's, and how well has it been serving you?
1st
Hey Ben - did you seal the edge of the core on that new anchor rhoad before installing the rope deck pipe? Normally I see you guys always protect the core with a thickened epoxy mix, but didn't see that this time. Just checking, would hate to see you get and soft deck issues.
Yep, it was in the video.
How do you keep storm water out of the rope locker with that big opening in the lid?
Where are you working on your boat?
Green Cove Springs, FL
Are y'all still in Florida
GA, at the moment.
My wife and I are traveling right now for North Dakota to Florida. If you are interested, I know we would love to meet up with y'all as we are traveling through Georgia, or in Florida if you will be there with in the next week. I will be looking at a boat in St Augustine.
@@jimhittmotivate We're working on scheduling our launch and that's what our next trip down depends on. Email us at sailboatstory@gmail.com or send us a FB message.
Did I win? D:
wow that has to be one of the most over engineered, needlessly complex installations I have ever seen! lmfao
Not sure about your humor and squeaking and vocabulary... Interesting video and technique
That's not complicated at all đ€Ł
HA. I know it looks it, but truly it's not that complex.
If our boat didn't have 3 fuel tanks it'd be far simpler.
@@Sailboatstory Hi guys, love your vids. With having 3 fuel tanks, with inlets on the outer 2, I would run the engine [with Raco filters] on the centre tank. Then I would set up your 'Polisher' [as you used on the hard], switchable, between the outer tanks and dumping into the middle one. That way, your engine ALWAYS runs on 'polished' fuel. Wherever you are filling up, just run the polisher to fill the centre tank, as required, and you need never be running on unclean fuel. Greetings and Merry Christmas from Perth, West. Australia. Cheers, Frank.
That's a fine idea, but we went through a fair amount of trouble to completely dry out the side tanks. The center tank alone is 130 gallons, so capacity-wise, we couldn't see needing an additional 110. Your idea makes good sense. The thing we wanted to avoid though, is having residual fuel in those side tanks just sitting there, going bad. We'll see how well our logic works out. Your idea, and one we also considered, is certainly best for utmost reliability. I suppose after seeing the nastiness in our tanks and then going through the trouble of cleaning them out thoroughly kinda motivated us to make things simpler and easier to maintain. We can always change plans though as there's nothing preventing us from quickly adapting to your proposed method, aside from removing a couple of large, oil-absorbent pads from inside each of the side tanks.
yuck