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Old 15-02-2007, 05:26   #25
alohaboat
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Originally Posted by Steve Kidson
Some advice I was once given was along the lines of never fill both tanks at the same time same place.

Reasoning being if a fuel supply was contaminated at source, it could then be isolated on the boat and still enable me to run motor on other tank and get home (or where ever as necessary).

Not always practical or possible, but can't fault the logic.
Exactly! Very logical but rarely practical. Depending on how many gallons you cary in each tank, you will have to switch from tank to tank for trim on a long distance voyage. And if you do run some bad fuel from one tank through your filters and they clog, it doesn't matter how much good fuel you have in the other tank. Therefore, I believe in starting with good fuel right from the git go.
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