"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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CNN had a number of reports today about gasoline theft from camper parking
lots, pre-school parking lots, et cetera.

Think we'll have cases of fuel siphoning from boats at marinas?

I do.

Removing fuel (and tires, engine, battery) from RVs is OK with me. :-)

Harry Krause wrote:
CNN had a number of reports today about gasoline theft from camper
parking lots, pre-school parking lots, et cetera.

Think we'll have cases of fuel siphoning from boats at marinas?

I do.

Too bad they're typically different sizes, or a sure cure for the
fuel thieves would be to swap the cap labeled "fuel" on the fuel filler
with the cap labeled "waste" on the deck fitting for holding tank pump
out. One big suck on the plastic hose to get the suction going and the
resulting "mouthful" would cure most fuel thieves on the very first
attempt. (You would want to swap them back before somebody not familiar
with the boat ever attempted to fuel it for you).

In reality, I think it might be pretty east to siphon gas or diesel
from a boat on a trailer, but wouldn't you need a pump if the boat is
in the water? Most fuel tanks are at least partially below the
waterline, and I think that while a siphon hose can run uphill for a
distance- doesn't it have to terminate at a point lower than the
material being siphoned.

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Harry Krause wrote:
CNN had a number of reports today about gasoline theft from camper
parking lots, pre-school parking lots, et cetera.

Think we'll have cases of fuel siphoning from boats at marinas?

I do.

Too bad they're typically different sizes, or a sure cure for the
fuel thieves would be to swap the cap labeled "fuel" on the fuel filler
with the cap labeled "waste" on the deck fitting for holding tank pump
out. One big suck on the plastic hose to get the suction going and the
resulting "mouthful" would cure most fuel thieves on the very first
attempt. (You would want to swap them back before somebody not familiar
with the boat ever attempted to fuel it for you).

In reality, I think it might be pretty east to siphon gas or diesel
from a boat on a trailer, but wouldn't you need a pump if the boat is
in the water? Most fuel tanks are at least partially below the
waterline, and I think that while a siphon hose can run uphill for a
distance- doesn't it have to terminate at a point lower than the
material being siphoned.



I saw the price being changed at the corner BP this morning from $2.36 to
$2.69.

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Doug Kanter wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...

CNN had a number of reports today about gasoline theft from camper parking
lots, pre-school parking lots, et cetera.

Think we'll have cases of fuel siphoning from boats at marinas?

I do.


Removing fuel (and tires, engine, battery) from RVs is OK with me. :-)

IF I remember correctly you can't even siphon from car fuel tanks any more
as they has screens in them. Has anyone even tried this recently???
Not sure about boats..



"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...

CNN had a number of reports today about gasoline theft from camper parking
lots, pre-school parking lots, et cetera.

Think we'll have cases of fuel siphoning from boats at marinas?

I do.

"HotRod" wrote in message
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IF I remember correctly you can't even siphon from car fuel tanks any more
as they has screens in them. Has anyone even tried this recently???
Not sure about boats..

I know quite a few Japanese cars have these springs, but most American cars
dont.

I helped out on a fuel pump change in a friends 2004 Caviler, and siphoned
the fuel out with a full size garden hose.

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...

CNN had a number of reports today about gasoline theft from camper
parking
lots, pre-school parking lots, et cetera.

Think we'll have cases of fuel siphoning from boats at marinas?

No.

I do.

That's because you're an idiot. 99% of boats fuel tanks are below the water
line, making it impossible to siphon.

Of course, I would only expect somebody familiar with boats to know that...


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Around 8/25/2005 6:31 AM, Harry Krause wrote:

Think we'll have cases of fuel siphoning from boats at marinas?

I do.

It's already happened: http://tinyurl.com/8oel7
I reported back in August when my uncle had about 2/3 of his gas stolen
(about 70 gallons, probably all the thieves could carry) while at his
slip in our large public marina.


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"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
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