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my boat doesnt have a fuel/water seperator. the reason im posting here is because my boat does seem to chug a bit at times and i thought a seperator would help with that. i had hoped that i could add an inline seperator between my fuel tank and my fuel pump... in place of the fuel filter there. the marina i went to said that i couldnt do that. do they make an inline seperator? can i do that, or was the marina correct? any other suggestions?
maybe a little info will help those here that know boats better than me. my boat is an i/o omc. 3.8 litre v6 with an omc 800 outdrive. the carb is a rochester 2 jet.
thanks in advance! bkidder
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i see no reason why your marina said that they cant put one on.they do make the complet filter/water separator unit.the only thing you need to know is the gallons per hour (gph) your boat uses,if you dont know that here is a rule of thumb formula, engine h.p. x .36=gph .this will give a general idea what your boat burns,and to get the correct size filter/separator.racor/parker has a good unit,price range $85-$115.i would also recomend the clear/or seethrough separator bowl.some come with a metel or black plastic.you can check them out at [url "http://www.boatersworld.com"]www.boatersworld.com[/url]
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sounds good. i'll check it out. i appreciate your help! my boat is 185 horse, according to the paperwork i have. so does that mean it uses about 66.6 gph. does that sound right? seems kind of high. i'll check out that website. thanks, bkidder
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yes it does,lol,they make filters for 90 gph.this is a general rule.i doesn't mean you burn that,just means you could.we have a 23' proline walkaround,with a 200 hp.johnson.we adverage about 5 miles max,we burn about 30 gallons
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LOL, dang, you're not reffering to your gas mileage are you tom? Surely not. I've got a 150 Evinrude on the back of my 21 footer and I get atleast 2 or 3 miles a gallon when running planed out in calm water. I checked it for sure last time
I have a 45 gallon tank. From the inlet to paradise reef is right around 6 miles worth of running one way. Both ways you're looking at 12 miles. I also probably did 3 or 4 miles worth of BS'ing around along the beach, moving around structure, and joy riding from bordom. When I filled her up with gas that next time, I don't think I put 6 gallons in the tank, if that much. That's not bad for a 4000 pound boat and only a 150 on the back. [cool]
I also have a seperator and filter on my boat. It works well and the motor purrs like a kitten. I have a picture of both my boats in the photo gallery. Check'em out
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lol,this is a easier formula to figure than the psi your pump produces if your running a desiel,the numbers are differant because the un burned fuel is returned to the tank,in a desiel you really need a water separator,becaues desiels make condesation in the tank due to the heating and cooling of the fuel
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[laugh] Man, you scared me for a second there. LOL
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