"Geoff Miller" wrote in message
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Jim writes:

Carrying gas down to the docks gets old real fast.

Doesn't everybody who keeps a boat at a marina have one of these?:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/4zdgmf

If not, *why* not?

Link doesn't seem to be working.



Not to mention the hazards involved.

A hazzardous condition exists while transporting gasoline in the trunk of
the car. A hazzardous condition exists when pouring gasoline while standing
on a shaky finger pier. A hazzardous condition exists when trying to load
gas cans over the gunnel onto the deck which you just can't seem to reach. A
hazzardous condition exists when the guy on the next boat is enjoying a
cigarette while watching you fuel up, or maybe he decides to fire up the
barbee.

How is pouring gas from a jerrycan any more hazardous than pouring
it from a gas pump hose? It's more awkward, granted (gas is heavy),
but that's a different matter entirely.

A handy little lever on the pump nozzle safely starts and stops the flow of
gasoline after the nozzle is inserted into the fill hose. The nozzle is much
easier to handle than a 35 pound gas can. The spouts on gas cans seem to
want to leak at the most inappropriate time. It is virtually impossible to
withdraw a partially full gas can without some spillage.


Plus, It's time consuming and you get to smell like raw gas when
you are done.

Feh. When I was racing (SCCA), I poured fuel from jugs like these
all the time:

http://www.atlanticjetsports.com/fue...&_carriers.htm

I don't remember ever spilling gasoline or getting any on my hands.

Have you ever tried filling a boat from these cans? Why are the cans so
expensive?



All this to save $2.50 per Jerry Jug full of gas. Is it worth it?

Depends on the individual: what sort of boat he has, whether he keeps
it in the water or on a trailer, and how much boating he does. It's
the sort of thing about which rasonable people can differ.

Reasonable people certainly can have differences; but not on wrecked boats
;-)




Geoff

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