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Intentional Drifter · 03-07-2009, 19:33

They are at West Marine, and cheaper there, if I recall correctly. Well worth having, too! I also use mine when filling from gerry cans, even if the fuel came from a trustworthy source. After a month or 6 weeks sitting in the deck locker, I've seen crud starting to form in the gerry can fuel, so they are good for that, too.

I didn't find the West Marine filter to be all that slow. Went through just about as fast as I could pour it from a gerry can. Went reasonably fast from a pump, too. Now, if we could just somehow find a sensible design for gerry can fillers that wasn't the product of a bunch of safety engineers. I really hate the new designs. What was wrong with the old style?

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03-07-2009, 19:33	#4
Intentional Drifter Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pac NW, but presently cruising Boat: St. Francis 44 cat, "Orca" Posts: 737	They are at West Marine, and cheaper there, if I recall correctly. Well worth having, too! I also use mine when filling from gerry cans, even if the fuel came from a trustworthy source. After a month or 6 weeks sitting in the deck locker, I've seen crud starting to form in the gerry can fuel, so they are good for that, too. I didn't find the West Marine filter to be all that slow. Went through just about as fast as I could pour it from a gerry can. Went reasonably fast from a pump, too. Now, if we could just somehow find a sensible design for gerry can fillers that wasn't the product of a bunch of safety engineers. I really hate the new designs. What was wrong with the old style? ID __________________ Intentional Drifter Observations are gold; hypotheses, silver; and conclusions, bronze. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.--Ben Franklin Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts.--Daniel Patrick Moynihan