I only have about 3" from the top of the alum. fill and vent tubes (to
attach the hose to) before I reach the underside of the gunwale. The vent
hose currently does immediately take a bend coming out of the tank and goes
down an inch or so to the fitting through the hull.

I think I may have found the answer on Perko's website--a combination
fill/vent with an anti-surge valve built in. I'm going to call them Monday.
(crossing fingers!!)

LD

"MIDEMETZ" wrote in message
...
There use to be a product that you stuck to the side of the boat under the
vent
opening while fueling. It would capture the spill. There is also a
whistle
thing that you can put in the vent line at the tank. It is suppose to
work by
whistling until fuel gets to it, I've never seen one but several people
swear
by them.

Why is there a problem with routing the vent hose above the vent opening
then
back down?

Mike