On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:58:09 +0100, "Steve Lusardi"
wrote:

If gasoline must be used for an
outboard, then it must be carried on deck.

That's what we do.

I once came very close to blowing up one of my old sail boats from
leaking dinghy gasoline below decks. We found out when the diesel
aux continued to run after I shut it down. The bilge fumes were so
intense that it continued to run until I opened the engine
compartment.