[Alberg30] diesel/gas/mosqitonetting

[George Dinwiddie]

> Daniel Walker said:
> 
> after reading all the posts re: diesel vs. gas, i find as a novice i have a
> question. george and others who have gas setups, should there be any smell
> of gasoline,say after your boat has been idle for at least a weak, or is it
> time for me to replace my fuel tank. i had not been on rascal for at least a
> month and there was a faint gas smell in the cabin as well as the locker
> where the tank is.

There shouldn't be any gas smell.  That indicates that the fuel system is
not quite air-tight.  It could be anywhere along the way, though if you've
still got an old steel gas tank that's a likely place to start.
 
> my other question is a little less volatile. i vaguely remember an old issue
> of good old boat mag having a page by an alberger describing a companionway
> mosquito net setup. of course i cannot find the issue and am curious if
> others use that setup, or if there is another design that people use that is
> even better. oh, and of course, how do i configure the netting.

One way is to use three wooden dowels and some nylon screen.  Sew tubes
into the edges of the screen to hold the dowels such that one goes on 
each side of the companionway slide and one goes on (or just above)
the bridgedeck below the companionway.  The dowels hold the screen in
place but allow it to be folded up compactly for storage.

 - George

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