ENGINES Stu ‘The Engine Whisperer’ Davies answers your boating queries
Improving fuel filter efficiency
Q I've been considering how to improve the fuel filter system on my 45-year-old Fisher 25 motor-sailer which has a Beta 28 engine.I bought the boat about five years ago and it has had quite a few owners. I filled the tank fully in the autumn as a precaution against fuel contamination, but who knows what the previous owners used to do?
The boat currently has a CAV-type filter down in the bowels of the engine space, and it’s the only filter before the fine filter on the engine.
I'd like to fit a Racor system but could this be mounted higher up in order to make it more visible and accessible?
I was considering keeping the CAV as
