[Alberg30] Fuel vent / overflow

[Bill Blevins]

So I'm assuming that it's to vent "air" rather than act as a fuel overflow
in it's original design?

Bill

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On 7/2/02 1:40 PM, "Mike Lehman" <sail_505 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> Bill, I had a problem with the line aft starboard of the coaming. The line is
> simply a copper tube, I believe it's 1/4" and it needs to be looped so water
> can't infiltrate the line. My problem was that on a sever heel to starboard
> the fuel would spill out of the tank onto the after deck. I solved the problem
> by drilling a hole through the deck under the stanchion nearest to the
> starboard winch. I ran a rubber vent line through the hole and up to the top
> of the stanchion and sealed the deck/hose hole with caulking. Now the vent
> line is inside the stanchion nearly to the top, so in order to spill I would
> have to lay the boat on her side, at which point I decided I would have other
> things to worry about other that spilling a little fuel.
> 
> Mike Lehman 
> 
> "Gilleleje" #505 
> "One can never enter the same river twice. The river is always new; the man is
> forever changed."
> 
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Bill Blevins
> Reply-To: public-list at alberg30.org
> To: 
> Subject: [Alberg30] Fuel vent / overflow
> Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2002 11:56:09 -0400
> I'm sorry I don't have a photo of this, but...
> My fuel tank is located inside the starboard locker. There is a return from
> the engine into a brass "T" where the top goes back into the tank and the
> other vents through a line towards the stern.
> The line goes through a bulkhead, then loops down and back up to a brass
> tube that goes up through the topside woodwork on the cockpit rail.
> I had a leak in that main overflow line at one of the many fittings added
> over the years and am having another one (all one piece) made.
> The questions are...
> Does it need that loop down and up in the back?
> The metal part is grounded at the "T". Is that necessary? (It looks like the
> tank is grounded too.)
> Is there a better way to connect the line to the brass hook other than a
> clamp? 
> Is there a better vent than the brass pipe bent into a hook?
> Is this both an air and fuel overflow vent?
> The tank is really tall and I would guess that the line needs to stay above
> the tank level but that doesn't look possible.
> Is this that big of a deal as long as it doesn't leak?
> Any words of wisdom appreciated.
> Thanks! 

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