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<P>The vent is to allow air into enter the tank. A battery problem turned into a fuel tank repair...that sounds about normal, afterall it's a boat!<BR></P></DIV>
<DIV>Mike Lehman </DIV>
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<DIV>"Gilleleje" #505 </DIV>
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<P>"One can never enter the same river twice. The river is always new; the man is forever changed."</P>
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<DIV></DIV>From: Bill Blevins <BBLEVINS@FREDERICKSBURG.COM>
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<DIV></DIV>Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Fuel vent / overflow
<DIV></DIV>Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2002 14:13:23 -0400
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<DIV></DIV>Thanks. Good idea. I actually think that I might have a loose connection /
<DIV></DIV>leak at the top of my tank where that "T" is located. I'm taking the tank
<DIV></DIV>out tomorrow night and probably will do all repairs at the same time.
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<DIV></DIV>This whole project started out as a dead battery. Go figure.
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<DIV></DIV>Bill
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<DIV></DIV>On 7/2/02 1:40 PM, "Mike Lehman" <SAIL_505@HOTMAIL.COM>wrote:
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<DIV></DIV>> Bill, I had a problem with the line aft starboard of the coaming. The line is
<DIV></DIV>> simply a copper tube, I believe it's 1/4" and it needs to be looped so water
<DIV></DIV>> can't infiltrate the line. My problem was that on a sever heel to starboard
<DIV></DIV>> the fuel would spill out of the tank onto the after deck. I solved the problem
<DIV></DIV>> by drilling a hole through the deck under the stanchion nearest to the
<DIV></DIV>> starboard winch. I ran a rubber vent line through the hole and up to the top
<DIV></DIV>> of the stanchion and sealed the deck/hose hole with caulking. Now the vent
<DIV></DIV>> line is inside the stanchion nearly to the top, so in order to spill I would
<DIV></DIV>> have to lay the boat on her side, at which point I decided I would have other
<DIV></DIV>> things to worry about other that spilling a little fuel.
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<DIV></DIV>> Mike Lehman
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<DIV></DIV>> "Gilleleje" #505
<DIV></DIV>> "One can never enter the same river twice. The river is always new; the man is
<DIV></DIV>> forever changed."
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<DIV></DIV>> ----Original Message Follows----
<DIV></DIV>> From: Bill Blevins
<DIV></DIV>> Reply-To: public-list@alberg30.org
<DIV></DIV>> To:
<DIV></DIV>> Subject: [Alberg30] Fuel vent / overflow
<DIV></DIV>> Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2002 11:56:09 -0400
<DIV></DIV>> I'm sorry I don't have a photo of this, but...
<DIV></DIV>> My fuel tank is located inside the starboard locker. There is a return from
<DIV></DIV>> the engine into a brass "T" where the top goes back into the tank and the
<DIV></DIV>> other vents through a line towards the stern.
<DIV></DIV>> The line goes through a bulkhead, then loops down and back up to a brass
<DIV></DIV>> tube that goes up through the topside woodwork on the cockpit rail.
<DIV></DIV>> I had a leak in that main overflow line at one of the many fittings added
<DIV></DIV>> over the years and am having another one (all one piece) made.
<DIV></DIV>> The questions are...
<DIV></DIV>> Does it need that loop down and up in the back?
<DIV></DIV>> The metal part is grounded at the "T". Is that necessary? (It looks like the
<DIV></DIV>> tank is grounded too.)
<DIV></DIV>> Is there a better way to connect the line to the brass hook other than a
<DIV></DIV>> clamp?
<DIV></DIV>> Is there a better vent than the brass pipe bent into a hook?
<DIV></DIV>> Is this both an air and fuel overflow vent?
<DIV></DIV>> The tank is really tall and I would guess that the line needs to stay above
<DIV></DIV>> the tank level but that doesn't look possible.
<DIV></DIV>> Is this that big of a deal as long as it doesn't leak?
<DIV></DIV>> Any words of wisdom appreciated.
<DIV></DIV>> Thanks!
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