My first Boat

Nice!!!!

Be sure to thank your Dad! And then thank him again.

I never thanked my Dad enough for all the great things he did for me...

Welcome to the site!

rkc
 
Yes the vent, nothing like a trail og gas falling out of the boat all the way to the ramp!! At $4 a gal!!

Its a easy fix, I and a few here have done it.

You have to change the location of the vent, the rule of thumb is to have the vent lower then the fill so it will leak out there before you over fill it.

Well thats the same height as the tanks, so you have to go above.
In the pic you will see the old vent and then the new one up higher next to the can. This leaks zero gas.
You need a 90* elbow vent, one for each side of the boat. and a longer hose.
I left the old vents there as I did not want to have to fill the holes and match the gel coat color and stuff like that.
So just drill the new hole install the new vent and add new hose.

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Also if it has not been done yet this would be a good time to replace all the gas lines as the old ones are not for this new gas and if the old hoses are still working they are surly getting rotted from the inside out.
 
Sounds Like thats what I'm going to have to do, not to mention the great looks you get when you spray someone behind you with the aforementioned $4 per gallon gas. By the way where did you get the vents?
 
You can get the vents at about any marine dealership. Probably west marine too. Google and you will find many places to buy online. Go stainless. Also be sure to put a loop in the hose. Any water that gets into the vent won't be about to travel up the loop to get into your tanks.
 
Yep get most any where, but if you are not in a hurry, online is cheaper in most cases!
Yes Like BR said add a loop to the line, keeps water out! If water does get in it will get stuck buy the loop, and when you add gas or the gas you have expands it will push the water out the vent.
 
Ray, saw your 10th post on another topic and had to find your New Member thread. Very nice looking rig, and the story that goes along with. Congrats and welcome to a very neat site.
Vic
 
Congrats Ray !!!
You now have a Great boat, but also have a GREAT DAD !!!!
My Dad just gave me a rash when I told him I got a boat.

That boat is a pleasure to look at !!! She is just pretty !!!

Now make your Dad even happier by keeping her in Top Shape, and of course, making him the Captain on every trip together. Now just pass that wisdom to your own kids if any, so the Great motion of being a good and caring Dad continues for more generations...
 
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