Tom: 

Pygmalion - has two pre filters -- both were old and hard to change the filters and the drain was stuck closed. 

I replaced one of the two with a Racor and use it all the time -- I find it fairly easy to change the filter and it sure does catch the "stuff" from the tank - I do keep an eye on the filters bowl and drain off as needed. 

If the boat leaves for a long trip - the other one will also be changed out for a Racor - only one type of spare filters will need  to be on hand:) 

HTH Jay 

Sorry Tom, I don't recall- I'll try to get the info when I'm at the boat next - this weekend I hope.  

Kevin, Thanks.  That's not a model I've looked at, but anything that makes it less messy is great.  -Tom

Tom,

We've used the 10 micron in our Racor and never found any dirt in our secondary filter on our engine.  I try to change the Racor filter every 50 to 70 hours of run time and have run over 200 hours on the engines secondary filter.   Of course your experience may vary depending on fuel quality and tank condition. 

We've been lucky and never had much issue with water in our fuel.   The Racor filters have a drain that allows you to remove water and sludge from the bottom of the bowl.

Kevin

Gentlemen, thank you for the input.  I spoke to both Racor, Betamarine, and Bud, and the best recommendation was to use the Racor 215 unit.  Betamarine thought the turbine units were great because of the ease of filter changes, but Racor and Bud explained that the turbine models are designed for much greater fuel flow and would be compromised by the low flow rates of the Betamarine 1505 engine.  Definitely a good idea to have several filter elements as spares.