I've been thinking about making a siphon tube for this purpose. The boat we did our course on last year used this method and it seemed very civilized and spill resistant, as long as you normally carry fuel jugs, as we do. Fill them on the dock, place aboard, then siphon into the tank at your convenience. Even the best jugs always seem to drip at the spout, so the siphon method avoids this. I like the idea of placing on the cockpit sole once siphon is started to prevent overfills.
-- Shawn Wright [email protected] S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 2:23 PM Charlie Nelson via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > A simple siphon pump can easily empty a fuel can into the diesel tank with > no av/dc power required. It may take a while depending on the tubing > diameter. > > A priming style bulb can be used to get it going—unless you like the taste > of diesel fuel and start it by ‘mouth’ or otherwise get the tubing filled > with fuel. > > Charlie Nelson > Water Phantom > 1995 C&C 36XL/kcb > > Sent from AOL Mobile Mail > Get the new AOL app: mail.mobile.aol.com > > On Saturday, May 16, 2020, Edd Schillay via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Listers, > > A friend just sent me an ad for a battery-operated fuel pump for > transferring fuel from a jerry can to the Enterprise’s fuel tank. > > Currently, I’m pouring from the jerry can directly into the tank, but > there is always some spillage and cleanup. > > This looks like a nifty solution, but I wonder if it falls into the > too-good-to-be-true category. > > Anyone here use one of these? Pros? Cons? > > All the best, > > Edd > > ———————————————- > Edd M. Schillay > Captain of the “Starship Enterprise” > C&C 37+ | Sail No.: NCC-1701-B > Venice Yacht Club | Venice Island, FL > www.StarshipSailing.com > ———————————————- > 914.774.9767 | Mobile > ———————————————- > Sent via iPhone 11 Pro > iPhone. iTypos. iApologize > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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