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Did you put something like a vacuum cleaner on the tank so it sucked air in?

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DSK wrote:

"mike" wrote

... I guess the next time I
haul out I'll take care of it.




Scott Vernon wrote:
You could do it while in the water, if you're fast enough.



Indeed you can. I changed the fuel valves at the connections on the
bottom of our tanks earlier this year, and spilled about 3 teaspoons of
fuel. Of course, you also have to prepare the job properly before hand.
When you are holding back 175 gallons of diesel with your thumb is not a
time to realize you don't have the right wrench on the boat.

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DSK