Water Separating Filter?

[aquamusic]

Have just acquired my first Yamaha - 2003 Vmax V150TLRC 2 cycle - on a Skeeter SL 190. Runs well. But does not have a filter between the tank and engine. Every previous boat I have rigged/owned (with Mercs) has had a water separating fuel filter, with a spin-on cartridge. I am thinking I should add one.

Thoughts?

[ausnoelm]

Why not? Seems kind of obvious that having one is better than living in hope.

[99yam40]

seeing how it has lived 21 years without one, it should be OK as long as you do not dump water and trash into the tank

[DennisG01]

Having/not having a spin-on is NOT Yamah's fault. That is up to a boat manufacturer to install/not install.

You have a water-separating filer already on the engine, right? Can't hurt to add a spin-on - but it also depends on where you boat. Inland and trailer... much less of a concern.

[amahaork]

once you figure out how water will gets into YOUR BOAT gas tank, you know what to do to prevent it.
is it a gas tank cap seal? is it a fuel sender? it is a vent line? is it a hole in a gas tank due to bad grounding? is it marina gas station? if no water separator installed, you problem become obvious almost immediately, looking in a fuel filter plastic cap mounted on engine, prompt you to take action. You have TWO visual inspection points to check for water intrusion into motor: oil tank cap and gas filter cap. and you run a check before every outing removing top cowling for such inspection . Don't you?

[amahaork]

2003? Vmax V150TLRC is 2004. C is 2004, in 2003 it will be V150TLRB. am I missing something here?

[boscoe99]

Boat is probably a 2004 model year.

[aquamusic]

Label on starboard clamp bracket reads "Manufactured 06/03". Beginning of 2004 model year run?

[99yam40]

well, now you know the model year of your motor according to Yamaha