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<blockquote data-quote="RaisedByWolves" data-source="post: 489725" data-attributes="member: 22989"><p>Well, yes.</p><p></p><p> This tank is so poorly designed it will leak a voluminous quantity of gas out of both the filler neck and around the gauge cluster if tipped far enough or filled to capacity.</p><p></p><p>So yeah, I suspect both rainwater and condensation got in over weeks sitting out in the weather in the back of the boat.</p><p></p><p>Three times out of 12 trips out last year I got to the ramp with a boat full of spilled gas. It wasn't quite sloshing around in the hull, but the bottom of the boat had enough gas in it that I cautioned the wife about smoking during one trip, and another we drove around for a half hour with the tank in the back of the truck to air out the boat before launching.</p><p></p><p>Only to have gas spilled into the back of the truck when we finally got to the ramp.</p><p></p><p>Im off to look for fittings at ACE. I want to try to keep this as 'off the shelf" as possible if anyone wants to try this for themselves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RaisedByWolves, post: 489725, member: 22989"] Well, yes. This tank is so poorly designed it will leak a voluminous quantity of gas out of both the filler neck and around the gauge cluster if tipped far enough or filled to capacity. So yeah, I suspect both rainwater and condensation got in over weeks sitting out in the weather in the back of the boat. Three times out of 12 trips out last year I got to the ramp with a boat full of spilled gas. It wasn't quite sloshing around in the hull, but the bottom of the boat had enough gas in it that I cautioned the wife about smoking during one trip, and another we drove around for a half hour with the tank in the back of the truck to air out the boat before launching. Only to have gas spilled into the back of the truck when we finally got to the ramp. Im off to look for fittings at ACE. I want to try to keep this as 'off the shelf" as possible if anyone wants to try this for themselves. [/QUOTE]
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