brian wrote:
i have a merc alpha one on a 1999 bayliner 1850ss capri. Anyways, my
wife came to me the other night telling me that the basement smelt like
gas. (the previous night i filled up the i/o and put it in the garage.)
when i filled it i did spill some on the back of the boat. however i
did wipe it up. well now it is 2 days later. i have not done anything
with the boat, it is still sitting in my garage. i came home from work
tonite and opened the garage door and smelt gas. so i opened up the
bottom cover between the 2 front seats of the boat. (where you may put
like skis or something) and WOOO did i smell gas fumes .. i looked all
around and did not see any leaks. is this normal and do i just need to
make sure not to fill up the boat until i am going out in it. is this
why i am smelling gas, do i have anything to be worried about? let me
know if you have any ideas with this. thanks brian


ok, i have taken a better look at my boat and have noticed something
differant. where the incoming hose connects to the fuel tank it is sort
of wet. not realy, kind of like a sweat.. we have had realy hot and
humid temperatures the last few days so maybe that is what has done it.
where would the fuel be coming out from though? there is a rubber seal
that is connected to the tube that the gas goes into. do you think that
the vapors caused this to happen? would it be safe if i were to just
wipe it off and run the boat for awhile so that the gas level goes down
so the tank has breathing room.? would this solve my problem or is
there something i am missing ?brian