Why it was added to my boat
Lee, An electric fuel pump was added to my boat by the original owner after the first year (1980)to fix a hard to start problem. I replaced the electric fuel pump in 1990 when I added an additional filter between the tank and the electric fuel pump. Added the filter just in case for water seperation - has not been needed. Nothing wrong with the electric fuel pump I replaced. On the plus side, an electric fuel pump makes it easier to bleed the system. Think the original hard to start problem was an air leak in the fuel line. There is no reason I could see why the original system would not have worked. While simpler is better (one fuel pump, one filter) I like the added high capacity, high quality fuel filter which I can check for water and the electric pump for ease of bleeding the system after checking or replacing filters.
