FstaRockr Burns
Regular Contributor
Hi there - just a quick question.After fitting a newly lined fuel tank last month - found about 2 quarts of seawater in the tank (The carb looked like barnacles off the titanic inside!).
I suspect the vent fitting on the stbd side is the culprit. They made a loop in the hose before it goes down to tank - but the mouth is facing the water directly.. The gauze is intact but I suspect heavy seas jets the water up and around the inside kink (like a rollercoaster) and still makes it into the tank.
My thought is to turn the mouth facing aft or even a little up.. or installing a ball valve almost like in a primer bulb - so anything trying to get in would get blocked but (air) pushing out/venting would obviously go thru. Ideas?
I suspect the vent fitting on the stbd side is the culprit. They made a loop in the hose before it goes down to tank - but the mouth is facing the water directly.. The gauze is intact but I suspect heavy seas jets the water up and around the inside kink (like a rollercoaster) and still makes it into the tank.
My thought is to turn the mouth facing aft or even a little up.. or installing a ball valve almost like in a primer bulb - so anything trying to get in would get blocked but (air) pushing out/venting would obviously go thru. Ideas?