On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:13:49 -0600, sherwindu penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

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|Eisboch wrote:
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| wrote in message
| ...
| On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:29:18 -0500, Gene Kearns
| wrote:
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| On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:16:54 GMT, Tom G penned the following well
| considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:
|
|
| observer wrote in message
| ...
| I've been outa the boat scene for 30 years but at that time I had a
| 18' outboard. I recall we had 2 metal 6 gal tanks (not built in) and
| I think another metal 12 or 18 gal tank. Nowadays are the tanks
| still metal or heavy plastic? And do they still have 6 gal tanks for
| the outboard motors? Just trying to catch up with the same boats of
| today. thanks.
|
| Looks like the smaller motors come with 6 gallon plastic tanks which I've
| not had good luck with. They expand during the heat of the day, which
| tends
| to permanently deform the bottom of the tank so it doesn't fit flat to
| the
| floor of the boat. Then at night, they'll suck in, further deforming.
| All
| of this expanding and contracting seems to pull in air from outside with
| it's moisture which the alcohol in the fuel then pulls into the gas
| mixture.
| Also, I've noticed little cracks in the plastic at the edges from the
| movement. Steel tanks are still available to purchase at some of the big
| boating retailers (catalogue and on line). I picked up a couple of used
| ones the other day for $5 each and they're going to replace my plastic
| ones
|
| Tom G.
|
|
| Piece of cake. Leave the vent open!
|
| Yeah, there's no problem leaving the vent open so every night when the
| sun goes down you suck in more and more of that nice MOIST evening
| air...
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| Keep it full of gas.
|
| Eisboch
|
|Doesn't the alcohol in gasohol take care of the moisture?
|
| Sherwin
|

Well, it binds with it... and carries it through the fuel system...
that might be worse than just letting it sit in the tank....

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