# Paper Towels and Racor Filters **URL:** \ **Category:** Engineering\ **Created:** [August 24, 2015, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/paper-towels-and-racor-filters/15196 "2015-08-24T10:09:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![tugsailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@tugsailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/tugsailor)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/paper-towels-and-racor-filters/15196/41 "2015-09-18T12:23:05Z")
I hope the USCG, ABS, and insurance surveyors are following this insanity. ---
**Author:** ![Dawn\_patrol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eada6e/32.png) [@Dawn\_patrol](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Dawn_patrol)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/paper-towels-and-racor-filters/15196/42 "2015-09-20T15:48:12Z")
We have been using paper towel filters for years on cat 3412’s with no problems. All the crew boats in the fleet use them. ---
**Author:** ![tugsailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@tugsailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/tugsailor)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/paper-towels-and-racor-filters/15196/43 "2015-09-20T18:28:22Z")
[QUOTE=Dawn patrol;169088]We have been using paper towel filters for years on cat 3412’s with no problems. All the crew boats in the fleet use them.[/QUOTE] If you are convinced that Bounty for fuel filters is so good, call Workboat and ask them to come to the boat to see this miracle and write an article about it. Call the USCG, ABS, the oil company vetters, and the insurance company too so that Workboat can print their thoughts About these marvelous filters. Why wait for some fuel related incident to occur and the trial for criminal negligence that will surely follow? ---
**Author:** ![cmakin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/48db29/32.png) [@cmakin](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/cmakin)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 5:47am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/paper-towels-and-racor-filters/15196/44 "2015-09-21T05:47:11Z")
[QUOTE=josh.reid24;168952]I always get samples. We try and ask for 3 but usually only get 2. But it always looks good. It’s when a boat doesn’t have work for about a month you stack it then 3-6 months later pull it out of stack and its always a hassle. I’ve pulled a many of boat out of stack and usually you run through a filter a day for a good while until they start looking better, hence the bounty paper towel filter.[/QUOTE] A couple of decades ago, my relief took on fuel in Jacksonville without sampling. . . they gave us a whole lot of water… . . so much that the centrifuge stopped separating since there was no fuel. . . .had to drain about 1/8 of the storage tanks to the bilge. . . got the water alarm on the Racor right before the lights went out. . . at least we were at the dock . . . just another reason he pissed me off . . but after years of having issues even GETTING a sober relief (let alone a breathing one) who would show up on time, I came to accept his stupidity. I just had to be very watchful the first couple of days back onboard. . . . . ---
**Author:** ![Dawn\_patrol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eada6e/32.png) [@Dawn\_patrol](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Dawn_patrol)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/paper-towels-and-racor-filters/15196/45 "2015-09-21T19:41:31Z")
[QUOTE=tugsailor;169096]If you are convinced that Bounty for fuel filters is so good, call Workboat and ask them to come to the boat to see this miracle and write an article about it. Call the USCG, ABS, the oil company vetters, and the insurance company too so that Workboat can print their thoughts About these marvelous filters. Why wait for some fuel related incident to occur and the trial for criminal negligence that will surely follow?[/QUOTE] I am not saying they are any better or worse than other filters,I am saying that is what has been on this boat and others since they were launched. Don’t put words in my mouth. As far as uscg and abs is concerned we have not failed a inspection because of these filters, and yes they knew about them. We have never had a issue due to using these filters. ---
**Author:** ![SeaMonkey6969](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SeaMonkey6969](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SeaMonkey6969)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/paper-towels-and-racor-filters/15196/46 "2015-09-29T12:55:11Z")
We used them on a 30 year old crew boat A I started out on. The office knew because it was the only way we could get bounty paper towels. They have to be bounty or they will shread apart. When ever I changed them out the old ones held up just fine but they would turn a little black. It was the only crew boat in the company that used them. Like I said the boat was 30 years old. ---
**Author:** ![UnlimitedHPengineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecc23a/32.png) [@UnlimitedHPengineer](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/UnlimitedHPengineer)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2015, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/paper-towels-and-racor-filters/15196/47 "2015-10-02T15:09:27Z")
I’ve been sailing since I was 12 and I’m 52 now…I’ve worked oil patch, tugs, research ships and oil tankers and I’ve never seen, heard or recommend on a normal basis to pull that type of engineering, unless it’s an emergency. Sure I’ve went through filters with junk fuel in Campeche Bay, Mexico in 20 to 30 hours back 1981 and just changed filter after filter and called in and ordered cases of more filters. Office said no prob, let us know if you need more. Emergency, OK I could see it, but on a regular basis. …uhhhh no!!! ---
**Author:** ![IndioBailBonds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eada6e/32.png) [@IndioBailBonds](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/IndioBailBonds)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 5:38am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/paper-towels-and-racor-filters/15196/48 "2015-10-21T05:38:59Z")
Yes, this is an old method.People follow these rules earlier but now things have been change. [Previous page](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/paper-towels-and-racor-filters/15196.md?page=2)