Alicante marine engineer recommendations sought please

alexincornwall

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Hi all,

I’m going to also post this in the Liveaboard forum also as I’m unsure which is more suitable. Perhaps a bit of a long shot either way…

We have recently sailed our Bowman 40 from Falmouth - Alicante where we intend to leave her for the next 6 months, visiting regularly for some winter sailing/sunshine. I wonder if anyone knows the city well and could recommend a reliable and trustworthy marine engineer to perform a fuel polishing service whilst we are at home in the UK? We had an issue with a clogged primary filter during our journey south which I suspect to be a minor case of diesel bug. I’d like to get it sorted before it gets any worse.

Our boat is based at the Real Club de Regatas and the staff don’t tend to speak much English. My Spanish isn’t great so conversations are basic to say the least!

Thanks in advance.
 

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Alex,
I have been through this with my Rival 36. If you suspect diesel bug and gunk in the tank I would recommend not spending cash on fuel polishing. I did and it failed to touch the stuff in the bottom of the tank. The alternative is to have the tank cleaned professionally. I had this done in Palma, Mallorca, (not too far from Alicante) for €500 including cutting an inspection hole in the tank. Well worth the money. If interested send me a PM and I can show you videos of the work and contact details. Good luck. Martin
 

alexincornwall

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Alex,
I have been through this with my Rival 36. If you suspect diesel bug and gunk in the tank I would recommend not spending cash on fuel polishing. I did and it failed to touch the stuff in the bottom of the tank. The alternative is to have the tank cleaned professionally. I had this done in Palma, Mallorca, (not too far from Alicante) for €500 including cutting an inspection hole in the tank. Well worth the money. If interested send me a PM and I can show you videos of the work and contact details. Good luck. Martin

Thanks Martin, I'll ping you a message now.
 
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