PFMBlue GP08B has now been installed to an existing fuel polishing system on the composite 47-foot Koopmans design sailing vessel “Moon”.
Venturing into the high latitude Sub-Arctic and Arctic waters of the Northern Hemisphere over the summer months such as Greenland.
With the greatly reduced “end of season” fuel volume estimated to be at 150 litres, the limiting of the existing bacterial growth and reduction of moisture within the fuel was a priority, Fyrex to suit the existing volume has been added and our unit installed to the existing polishing system.
This volume of fuel was polished for an extended period of approximately 100 litres per hour and the tanks is to be filled completely giving a total of 840 Liter, 700 + 140 day tank, and the suitable amount of Fyrex added later for vessel storage over the sub-zero winter when condensation within the tanks can occur.
The vessel and its particulars can be viewed using the following link:
https://fjellmatrosene.no/aboutmoon/maintenance/#Fuel-polishing-system
Update
22/11/25 with the vessel wintered at it's berth the outside temp is seeing down to -4c with the internal temp of +5c no moisture in the fuel bowl and very few particles seen, we surmise this is seen due the lower levels of moisture maintained with our technology within the fuel, dehydrated bacterial colonies are dislodging from the tank surfaces. This would happen faster in a moving vessel as the fuel "sloshing" in a tank dislodges the bacterial growth faster.
02/01/26 with -9 and a wind chill of -17 degrees snow and ice on the water. A humidity of 70 percent is damp producing condesantion .