Dear Ericson Colleagues,
My 1986 Ericson 26-2 had her Westerbeake 10HP working flawlessly until a vigorous sporty sail in a recent long distance race with lots of healing. Turns out that the fuel filters clogged up. After changing them, they clogged up again almost immediately. Well, the best guess is that there was gunk in the tank that got lifted with the sailing action and now I need to clean the fuel tank.
Would it be better to remove it for the job ? How complicated is that process? Should I just flush it in place ?
Any tips would be appreciated and I am sorry if this is a repeat post/question but I did not find it on record specifically for the 26-2.
"Caravella"
1986 Ericson 26-2
Westerbeake10HP
Canyon Lake, Texas
My 1986 Ericson 26-2 had her Westerbeake 10HP working flawlessly until a vigorous sporty sail in a recent long distance race with lots of healing. Turns out that the fuel filters clogged up. After changing them, they clogged up again almost immediately. Well, the best guess is that there was gunk in the tank that got lifted with the sailing action and now I need to clean the fuel tank.
Would it be better to remove it for the job ? How complicated is that process? Should I just flush it in place ?
Any tips would be appreciated and I am sorry if this is a repeat post/question but I did not find it on record specifically for the 26-2.
"Caravella"
1986 Ericson 26-2
Westerbeake10HP
Canyon Lake, Texas