One of the first things I did after buying Suhana was replace the fuel fill and vent. Fuel lines were replaced at some time but I'm doing them again in the spring when I install the racor.
I ALWAYS sniff test the bilge, run the blower and send everyone up on deck when starting. I figure it's better to be blown off the boat than be inside the cabin should anything happen. Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Della Barba, Joe <[email protected]>wrote: > Explosions: I think at least 90% of the boats in the USA with engines have > gasoline engines, so the explosion rate is quite low. > > That said, if you have an older C&C - at least up to 1973 and maybe quite > a bit past that - with a gasoline engine and original fuel system > components YOU ARE STANDING INTO DANGER. > > The original fuel lines are NOT ethanol compatible. This included the FILL > and the VENT lines, not just the supply line. My fill line was dissolving > from the inside out. > > The original tanks, at least in 1973, were ternplate steel and they will > rust through from the inside out. > > The 35 MK I uses an elbow fitting on the fuel fill that is made from a > hardware store rubber elbow that looks like it is for a sink or a drainpipe > and a piece of copper pipe. It is not even CLOSE to being rated for fuel > and mine came apart. > > > > A C&C 35 MK I did explode and burn a few years ago and I bet the fuel > elbow fitting was the cause. > > > > *Joe Della Barba* > > *Coquina* > > *C&C 35 MK I* > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > >
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