[Alberg30] Fuel vent / overflow

[Bill Blevins]

Thanks. Good idea. I actually think that I might have a loose connection /
leak at the top of my tank where that "T" is located. I'm taking the tank
out tomorrow night and probably will do all repairs at the same time.

This whole project started out as a dead battery. Go figure.

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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