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Fuel Polishing Service in La Paz

howat - 6-5-2008 at 05:00 AM

My engineer buddy has a 1979 42' Californian LRC. He is just finishing up installing a fuel polishing system (his design) on board capable of filtering large quantities of fuel. He is retiring within a couple of years so wants to be able to polish his own fuel on his travels into mexico. He plans to home base in La Paz.

Is there a market for a mobile fuel polisher in and around La Paz area?

HH

oxxo - 6-5-2008 at 06:41 AM

I also have a fuel polishing system aboard my boat, based in La Paz. I have not heard of any requests for fuel polishing service in the area. There may be an occassional need, but I don't think the demand is great enough to justify a start up business. And then you would have all the hassle of starting a business in Mexico.

Udo - 6-5-2008 at 07:48 AM

On the risk of sounding behind the times...
What is fuel polishing?

oxxo - 6-5-2008 at 10:35 AM

Fuel polishing, in this context, is used to pass diesel fuel used in marine engines though a very sophisticated filtration system to screen out all the algae and other organisms that are prone to grow in diesel fuel that sits in a tank for a long period of time. Those organisms can stop a marine diesel engine in its tracks if they proliferate in the fuel delivery system.

CaboRon - 6-5-2008 at 12:00 PM

So, Pledge is not going to work on this ?

CaboRon