Ocean Angel III (Del Mar Seafoods) installed set of Fitch Fuel Catalysts on Main CAT 3408 and Isuzu 6-cyl generator engine in August, 2010 based on favorable reports about effectiveness of product received from other fishermen in the same business.

Within 1 week of installing FFCs on both the main and gen-set engines, the owner and captain stated "both engines are running noticeably quieter and smoother". No more "clanking" or "knocking" of the cylinders. He and the ship's engineer are recommending that others in the Ocean Angel fleet outfit their boats with Fitch Fuel Catalysts.

Another set of FFC units was purchased for the vessel's lightboat called the f/v Phyllis which has a CAT 3208 main and 4-cyl Isuzu Gen-set Engine. Early reports from this boat indicate a noticeable reduction in visible smoke from the exhaust stack and quieter running engines.

After several months operating out of Ventura Harbor despite running the engine faster to offset the added drag caused by recently installed roll stabilizers, Capt. Steve Lovejoy believes they are using less fuel than he would have thought.

Saving 1/2 gallon per hour in calm seas at 1300 rpm based on latest FloScan measurements of consumption rate with Fitch Fuel Catalyst installed on Main Cummins KTA1150 propulsion engine. The set of brand new Heavy-Duty Fitch Fuel Catalysts (10,000 hour warranty) were purchased for the main and 2 gen-set engines and installed in March-April of this year. The boat owner had had a previous satisfactory experience with Standard Fitch units (5,000 hour warranty) purchased and used on the same boat since early 2000. Based on FloScan measurements at that time sailing to the South Pacific, the owner, Brent Bixler, measured a 12% reduction in fuel consumption.

Royal Dawn Testimonial.pdf

Maverick1.pdf Bart Mathews was a contemporary of Brent's. They used to fish together for albacore tuna in the South Pacific in the the late 90's when Bart decided to test a Fitch unit on this boat which was also equipped with a FloScan metering system.

f/v Royal Dawn (with Fitch units) and Charlotte V side-by-side at the "G" Street dock in San Diego's tuna harbor. Based on positive experience of Royal Dawn (twice, see above) this vessel, as well as many other member boats of American Albacore Fishing Association(AAFA), are expected to implement Fitch Fuel Catalysts at their earliest opportunity.

The gentleman who comes up and asks about progress with selling Fitch units to commercial Fishing boats on the video works for Western Fish Co. and is a long-time fisherman himself. He bought a Fitch auto kit for his personal vehicle and is happy with results, espescially the cleaner tail pipe.