Should I be keeping my diesel tanks full now ?

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I know that it is better to keep tanks full during lay up but should I now keep them full as the weather starts to get cooler and wetter as we intend to use boat reasonably regularly ?

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I know this is accepted wisdom but I've never done it and never had a problem. Provided you do use the boat regularly, say every 2-3 weeks, then I dont think its a problem. I think its more important to keep the boat heated, de-humidified and ventilated

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Do it!!

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Just get into the habit of keeping them topped up as a matter of course. No need to get nervy about it if theyre a bit down occasionally, worth jsut checking if theres any water in bottom of tank once in a while and Dom will tell you Soltron takes care of that anyway!
If worst comes to worst you can always put a new tank in like me..../forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

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Shoulds you leave a de-humidifier on all winter?



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that would be fuel tank full, holding tank empty then............/forums/images/icons/smile.gif
last year I ran the boat out petty much every other week fishing, but didn't go that far so had half to quarter tank for many months (if you run out early and return late getting fueled is real hassle) and come the May forum event the tank was positively alive with nasties. Soltron (appears to have) solved the problem but I wouldn't leave it below half full all winter again despite the fact that carrying an extra 200kg of fuel around when you know you aren't going to need it is a pain.

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Certainly should altho I do not really practice what I preach in this dept as my tanks are almost about a quarter full during winter times as it is harder for me to get out and get cheap fuel from the tanker.

Saying that I have never had a fuel contamintion problem, ever.

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Personally speaking I was always keen to keep the boat as light as possible when slipping for antifoul, so depending how much you plan to use the boat it's a reasonable idea to plan be low at that point.

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Depends if your electricity is metered or not. Dehumidifiers and heaters use a lot of leccy. I got a £300 bill from my marina one year after which I bought a timer for my dehumidifier so that it switched itself on for 2 periods of about 2hrs per day. Also the drain tank will fill up really quickly so its worth buying a dehumidifier which can be fitted with a tube for permanent drainage. I leave mine in the galley draining into the sink
For a heater, I would suggest an oil filled radiator or a tube type greenhouse heater rather than a fan heater or bar heater as these are more of a fire hazard. Leave the heater on a low thermostat setting. All you need to do is keep the temp above freezing. Even so its still wise to drain the domestic water system as well if the boat is laid up or we get a really hard frost

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I have heard people talking about those bar greenhouse heater things, Should you have 1 in the engine bay and/or 1 in the cabin?

Would de-humidifiers not draw the water in, from outside?



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An additional bar heater would be necessary in the engine bay if the engines are not under the cabin
Yes, the dehumidifier would draw in a little moisture from outside but it will draw far more moisture from inside which is what you want. What you're trying to do is reduce condensation which causes mould in curtains, headlining and upholstery and which degrades other metal and timber fittings. It really does make a difference

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Keep the tanks full
Plenty of Soltron
Dehumidifier on, while not on board
Heating on low, while not on board, engine & cabin compartments
Use the boat through the winter season, you can have some great days out there!

Baz

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