Joel, all vents should be looped as high as
practical. That is just common sense and anything is sloppy workmanship.
Joe, my fuel fill is on the outboard sloped
portion of the combing so spillage ends up in the
same area as the vent opening, easy to catch with
paper towel in place before filling. The vent
loop makes the fill & vent heights practically the same.
Since these are original installation locations,
if I was offered compliance grief from any
surveyor, insurer or regulatory type I would send
them back to review the "code of construction" for 1972.
If you're happy with your installation then send 'em packing.
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35 mk-1
At 06:32 AM 30/10/2015, you wrote:
Content-Language: en-US
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary="_000_370b7b2b46f84cdcbc23bbe624d15399NSCDAG306baadssagov_"
Apples and oranges.
The fill where you add fuel on the 35 MK I
is on top of of the coaming. If you are a sloppy
refueler some ends up on deck and some in the
cockpit. This does not meet 2015 ABYC specs,
although in all the decades I have been fueling
my boat this has not proved a significant issue.
The vent on the 35 MK I is on the side of the
coaming, so overflow does not end up in the
cockpit. It also is significantly harder to
submerge than it would be on the side of the hull.
Agree about a loop no reason I can seee not to do that.
Joe
Coquina
C&C 35 MK I
From: CnC-List
[mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Joel Aronson via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 9:26 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Joel Aronson
Subject: Re: Stus-List Fuel vents
Would it make sense to put a loop in the hose
that runs up under the coaming if you are using
the original vent so that water would have to
get to the top of the loop before entering the tank?
On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 9:09 AM, ed vanderkruk
via CnC-List <<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
ABYC and USCG requirements say that fuel exiting
the fuel fill at 5 gpm for 5 seconds cannot
enter the cockpit while in its static floating
position. So it depends on the slope of the
coaming. If it doesn't slope outwards most
likely some would spill into to cockpit.
There are requirements for separation of fuel
vent and other hull openings of 15 inches but
that it likely not difficult to comply with.
Ed
On Oct 29, 2015 3:57 PM, "Dennis C. via
CnC-List" <<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
I suspect many of boats experiencing water
ingress through the fuel vent have a similar
configuration. That is, the fill fitting in the
deck and the fuel vent in the hull side just under the toe/rub rail.
My 35-1 is different. The fuel fill is not in
the deck. The fuel fill fitting is well aft in
the top of the port side cockpit coaming. The
fuel vent is also well aft exiting the side of
the cockpit coaming a few inches above the
deck. For water to get into the fuel vent the
deck of the boat at the stern would have to be
awash 2-4 inches deep. I have never ever seen
water higher than a couple feet below the
taffrail atop the transom. If water was
anywhere close to entering the fuel vent I think
I would be concerned about a lot more than water in the fuel. :)
Would it be smart? Possible? ABYC compliant?
to move a deck mounted fuel fill up to the top
of the cockpit coaming and move the vent to the
side of the coaming like my 35-1 and reduce the potential for water ingress?
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
_______________________________________________
Email address:
<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com>CnC-List@cnc-list.com
To change your list preferences, including
unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at:
<http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com>http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
_______________________________________________
Email address:
<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com>CnC-List@cnc-list.com
To change your list preferences, including
unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at:
<http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com>http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
--
Joel
301 541 8551
_______________________________________________
Email address:
CnC-List@cnc-list.com
To change your list preferences, including
unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at:
http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
_______________________________________________
Email address:
CnC-List@cnc-list.com
To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of
page at:
http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com