[Rhodes22-list] Gas Tank storage while under way?

[Rick]

Bob,

Save your boat and get a new gas tank.

If the Coast Guard patrols where you will sail, they will give you a ticket
if they find a gas tank in the lazarette.  If you can't prove you can
operate without the tank in the lazarette, they will confiscate your boat.

Rick

On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 12:38 PM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
wrote:

> The aft locker is pretty open to the outside under the seats, but that’s
> at the top the compartment.  Gas fumes being heavier than air would collect
> toward the bottom.  For this reason, pretty much everyone would recommend
> against storing gasoline in the aft locker.  (I’d call it the lazarette,
> but I don’t know how to spell it, and neither does my spell checker.)
>
> I’d find having the tank on the cockpit sole fairly intolerable, so I’d
> probably buy a new one that will fit under the seats.
>
> I’m pretty sure every gas tank will have a vent in the cap that can be
> either open or closed.  This instructions will tell you to always close the
> vent unless the tank is connected to the motor, and the motor is running.
> I almost always leave mine open.  I do this because I’m afraid that if I
> close the vent, I will forget to open it when starting the motor, and the
> gas-starved motor will quit at the most inconvenient time possible.
> However, another side benefit to always leaving the vent open is that it
> may prevent your gas tank from blowing up like a balloon if left in the sun.
>
> Peter Nyberg
> Coventry, CT
> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>
> > On Mar 15, 2018, at 11:59 AM, Chris Cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I think it is safer to keep the gas tank in the cockpit.  My tank is
> secure with a bracket that GB provided.  The 5 gallon tank fits under the
> bench however I need to remove the gas cap to slide it in and out.
> >
> > Christopher P. Cowie
> >
> > 700 N Fairfax Street
> > Suite 304
> > Alexandria, Virginia 22314
> > 703.717.9103 ex.204 ● 202.270.1470 mobile
> > [ccowie at cowieassociates.com]
> >
> >
> >
> > Please consider the environment before printing this email.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
> Bgarrant
> > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 11:56 AM
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Gas Tank storage while under way?
> >
> > I purchased my Rhodes last year. I also purchased a new Honda 8HP
> extra-long shaft outboard. The gas tank was included with the motor. I will
> be sailing on the Chesapeake Bay and the Chester River above Kent Island
> Maryland.
> >
> > I planned to secure the gas tank under the bench seat when under way,
> either Sailing or motoring. And. I planned to store the gas tank in the
> stern locker when I am in the slip. When I first used the tank, it was a
> low enough profile to secure under the bench. However, my gas tank
> (permanently) expanded after being in the sun and will no longer fit under
> the bench seat.
> > Is it ok to store it in the stern locker (securely restrained) while
> under way or should I keep it secured on the cockpit sole? It definitely
> gets in the way while sailing and motoring.
> >
> > And I realize than Stan thinks I shouldn’t need a motor because I am
> supposed to be sailing ... ha ha. I agree but exiting the marina and
> getting past the jetty would be very difficult.
> >
> > Thanks very much.
> > Bob Garrant
> > s/v Sail La Vie
> > 2000 Rhodes
> > Stevensville, MD
> >
> >
> >
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