[bradford]

You CAN see the crap in the bottom of a racor bowl. My racor was the first thing I changed when I bought my V. Previous owner had the el cheapo oil filter non draining type. My racor filtered out all sorts of crud and pink slimy shiznit. That was before I replaced my fuel tank. Now I replace my racor once a year whether I need to or not. I've never had to drain the bowl since replacing my tank 6+ years ago. Keep fresh gas in your tank and run your engine even if it's just in the driveway to keep it turned over and fresh gas in the fuel system. The racor isn't that expensive when compared to the rest of the boats expenses.