Minor miracle?
 

Minor miracle?
 

On Aug 24, 8:40*pm, hk wrote:
wrote:
On Aug 24, 8:21 pm, DK wrote:
Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P.
Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. wrote:

JimH wrote:
On Aug 24, 5:47 pm, "Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of
Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. "
wrote:
hk wrote:
JimH wrote:
On Aug 24, 5:03 pm, RPSIII wrote:
Richard Casady wrote:
On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:18:34 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:
If the oil pan rusts out or develops a leak,
Oil pans don't rust out around these parts. No salt.
Casady
As he said, do what you think is in your best interest, but the
law is
written so that ANY gas/oil that will leave a sheen on the water can
result in HIGH fines. *Technically if you overfill your gas tank
and a
ounce of gas ends up in the water, you could face an outrageous fine.
This is the reason why all marinas I ever visit require the boat
owner
to fill their tanks. *That way they are not responsible for
overfilling
a tank.
Does the EPA and CG respond to and fine folks in GA for overfilling
the gas tanks on their boats?
We have the option of filling our tanks ourselves or having the dock
attendant do it for us.
Let's be real here...how often is Reggie "filling the tank" on his
imaginary bubble boat to drive around that dried up lake?
Parker puts fairly large gasoline tanks in its boats. My 21-footer
has a
100-gallon tank. I keep it about half full. Another 50 gallons of fuel
is another 350 pounds or so... No need to be carrying that much extra
weight.
When i said "filling" the tank, I meant holding the gas nozzle and
putting gas into the tank, not necessarily filling the tank to maximum
capacity. *If I get close to actually filling the tank, my fuel vent
will overflow, so I try to make sure I don't overfill the tank, but I
have done it a time or two. *I often see runabout and PWC's spilling
fuel into the water and I expect to see this become a major issue soon.
So did you report the overfill to the CG and EPA?
Otherwise....why are you making it an issue in this discussion?
Was I talking to you?
He doesn't care. *He just needs to type..and type...- Hide quoted text -

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Really gets himself backed into corners.. He did not report it, but he
supports "green" issues for everyone else... At least while it's the
side he's taking...;)

Quite funny...you are in such denial about the dangers to which you are
exposing your daughter, that any posts that actually explain these to
you, you deflect. Remember that thread about your calling trauma
surgeons "socialist liberals" or some such nonsense?

Nope, that is a misrepresentation, but that of course is what you do
best.. You can not participate, you can not be honest.. Threrefore,
you are useless to most here.

Minor miracle?
 

Minor miracle?
 

"RPSIII" wrote in message
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Richard Casady wrote:
On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:18:34 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

If the oil pan rusts out or develops a leak,

Oil pans don't rust out around these parts. No salt.

Casady

As he said, do what you think is in your best interest, but the law is
written so that ANY gas/oil that will leave a sheen on the water can
result in HIGH fines. Technically if you overfill your gas tank and a
ounce of gas ends up in the water, you could face an outrageous fine.

This is the reason why all marinas I ever visit require the boat owner to
fill their tanks. That way they are not responsible for overfilling a
tank.

Although the laws are very specific, I think the CG and most people use
common sense. Technically, as someone else pointed out, *any* spillage or
leak that causes a sheen on the water is supposed to be reported. In
reality, I don't think marine gas docks report minor spillages. I have
noticed, however, that the traditional spray bottle of soapy water to hide
the evidence has disappeared from most gas docks.

The same applies obviously to diesels and diesel fuel. I've yet to see a
diesel powered boat fail to leave a slight sheen of unburned fuel on the
water when it first starts up however.

Some things are just better off left unsaid.

Eisboch

Minor miracle?
 

On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:03:20 -0400, RPSIII wrote:

Richard Casady wrote:
On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:18:34 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

If the oil pan rusts out or develops a leak,

Oil pans don't rust out around these parts. No salt.

Casady

As he said, do what you think is in your best interest, but the law is
written so that ANY gas/oil that will leave a sheen on the water can
result in HIGH fines. Technically if you overfill your gas tank and a
ounce of gas ends up in the water, you could face an outrageous fine.

This is the reason why all marinas I ever visit require the boat owner
to fill their tanks. That way they are not responsible for overfilling
a tank.

The gas fills on my boat, are on the topsides are a foot below the
gunnels, and are six feet off the ground when the boat is on the
trailer at a gas station. The EPA stays away from gas stations it
seems.There is no way to use more than fifty gallons in one day
fishing a small lake, so there won't be any opportunity for spillage
at a gas dock. Even so, I will ask my guy if I am covered for that.
And if not, what insurance will run.

Casady