12 volt fuel pump

[waterboy]

Hi. Can anybody help me? I am looking to buy a 12 volt suitable pump for transfering diesel from 20 litre jerry cans in a shallow cockpit locker to the fuel filling inlet. So far I have been using a syphon device but it is slow and quite precarious. There is a nearby 12v power point of unknown ampage on the binnacle or alternatively, I have one of those 12v power packs which I use with the dinghy inflator.

 

[Stemar]

I use a low pressure fuel pump (£5 from a car breaker). Not desperately quick, but a helluva lot better than nothing.

 

[ipw]

look at the whale website they have a portable one suitable for diesel. I used a cheap caravan water pump for decanting diesel but plastic detiorates after a year or so.

 

[steve_cronin]

i use a "Drill pump" as supplied by the Draper company and sold in car accessory shops. In the chuck of a cordless drill it transfers enough diesel from my spare cans to the filler to allow the remainder to be puored without spillage. It would do the lot in a few minutes with no problem but I try to conserve the drill's battery.

Steve Cronin

 

[ditchcrawler]

Compass Watersports do a portable fuel pump (pg 186 of their catalogue) with a push pump so no batteries or electricity.The website is www.compass24.com & the item is no.105 780,or you can use the PBO site.

 

[catmandoo]

I used an Amazon pump to transfer to and from Jerry cans . Suitable for Diesel