How many fuel polishing systems is too many?

We're stuck in Manasquan NJ waiting for a weather window.  We've set an arbitrary limit of wind less than 15 knots and, since we're running down the Jersey shore, any direction out of the west to minimize waves.  Check this out.  This is today's NOAA weather forecast.

GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT


THU
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.

FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.

SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY
1 TO 3 NM.

SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.

So it looks like we're going to be here awhile.

Yesterday's boat project was to connect one of the old Racors to the fuel tank to use it as another fuel polishing system, the Filter Bosses (hereinafter called FBs) being the other two.  I bent up the fuel pick up tubes on the FBs so they're about three inches above the tank bottom, while the Racor is about a half an inch above the bottom.  That means that the Racor should take the brunt of the abuse and be the first to collect crud and water in the tank.  Well, that's the plan anyway.

The Racor I connected is on the right, the one on the left being unused for the time being.  Between that filter and the Victory Beer is a yellow shut off handle. That's for the diesel space heater in the main saloon.  I also hiked a half a mile into town and bought 15 feet of 1/4" fuel line for that ($4 a foot!).  The heater was connected to the old Racors when they were the primary engine filters, but I don't want anything connected to the FBs, so I also reconnected the heater to the Racor.   I guessed at 15 feet, and I managed to connect the line with only inches to spare.  Hey, sometimes the bear eats you, and sometimes you eat the bear.

I'm trying to decide if I want the other Racor connected to it's own pick up tube and return so I can run them both simultaneously (there are two electric fuel pumps for these filters), or use Y valves to use the same pick up tube and return,  or if I should simply use a selector valve to switch from one to the other, like the FBs.   It's another one of those things that I need to process.

I think I've done enough fuel stuff for awhile since I was literally up to my elbows in diesel fuel, feeling for the bottom of the pick up tubes.  What could be nastier than that?  Well, since we're here for awhile, maybe I'll tackle the holding tank and the replacement of the deck fitting, which is buried behind cabinetry.  I also need to connect the two forward heads to the holding tank.  Right now, they dump directly overboard, which means they can't be used.  This isn't a big deal right now since we only use those heads for storage, but we'd like to get the middle stateroom operational so we can have guests.  That won't be an issue if we spend the winter in New Jersey, I suppose, since no one dreams of spending a winter in New Jersey, but if we ever get to Key West friends and family may want to come and visit.