We wanted to be able to polish and transfer fuel between all our tanks, have gauges to see how full the tanks were, and have easy access to valves, fillers and gauges. 

Beatrix has 3 fuel tanks: a new aluminum starboard(100 gal) tank, the original steel port (60 gal) tank, and a new aluminum port "day" tank (54 gal).  She also has a large Racor 900 filter for polishing and a Racor 500 for final filter of the engine supply.  A continuous duty Oberdorfer gear pump is used for transfer and polishing with a light duty Walbro for priming, bleeding, and backup.  We also have an external pickup (discharge) to allow us to pump fuel from (to) an external source such as a fuel drum or another vessel.  

The system is built into an aluminum frame with the most used valves and gauges accessible from the a panel in the aft cabin.  Less used bypass and shutoff valves are in the engine room just behind the sliding door.

 

Click here to see photos of the fuel management system.

Click here to see the design schematic of the fuel system.

Click here to see how we replaced the starboard fuel tank 

 


Disclaimer
The contents of this page are an example of a refitting job performed on a single vessel by its owner.  Just because I put it here for your interest and information does not guarantee it will work on your boat, or work at all. Fair winds & smooth sailing. -- Jeff Stander

 

Last modified: May 25 2010 05:41