[Rhodes22-list] gas tank in laz

[Lowe, Rob]

C,
For your boat, no source.  For those with electric start or electric lift, potential to be a spark.  Potential fume build up enough to ignite?  Who knows?  But a good discussion (what's this Rummy, the 8th time??).  But those with gasoline storage and batteries and electrical devices now have the debate.  Personally, I think Rummy's exhaling where something is sparking is more likely to cause an explosion than gas in the laz, but that just a guess.  For what it's worth, I don't store my gas in the laz, only because it too full of other stuff like life preserves and float cushions.  But if anyone who stores gas in the laz ever has an explosion, please let us know! - rob


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From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Charles Nieman
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 3:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] gas tank in laz


All you "old timers" may be aware of the discussion in times past, and I hope we have provided the desired entertainment for the day, and I appreciate the education of what some think is a better place to store the tank. 
 
but I must agree with Rummy (as dangerous as that may seem). Where is the source for the spark? 
 
I dry sail my boat, day sail only, have no battery, no electrical devices and leave the gas tank in the laz when I am not sailing, rather than take it home or leave it in plan view under the seat to be stolen. When I do go out, I open the laz to squeeze the fuel priming bulb, thus allowing any built up fumes to escape (and I have never smelled these fumes, so I suspect Rummy has a point about the ventilation). During long periods of not sailing (the cold of late Nov through early Feb, or heat early July through late August) I usually store in my garage. I fully believe in safety and am going to take all of this into deep thought; but please tell where is the spark coming from, where is the fume build up and why is this dangerous?
 
C