Faults and Fixes
How is water or diesel bug cleaned out of a fuel tank?
Diesel bug grows at the interface between water and fuel, so the answer is not to add biocide but to remove the water first. Any treatment applied without taking a sample from the tank bottom is incomplete.
Why it works this way
The problem is more common in lightly used boats, which is why tank bottoms and filters are inspected specifically during a survey rather than only when a fault is reported.
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Serkan Kotel · independent yacht surveyor · IIMS · ABYC · MCA
