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[fishinwrench]

There's no law that dictates how you can add fuel to a boat.  Or if there is I am not aware of it.  

[freefallin]

3 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

There's no law that dictates how you can add fuel to a boat.  Or if there is I am not aware of it.  

😎 I slept since then but I think MO Conservation might have a statute about filling boats at marinas by hand.  But what do i know?  

[MOPanfisher]

It wouldn't be MDC, but I seem to remember hearing that it was reccomended but don't remember anything about required.

[fishinwrench]

Edit:.  Drunk post fixed.  👉🗣️

[JCreek]

7 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

There's no law that dictates how you can add fuel to a boat.  Or if there is I am not aware of it.  

Well.  Where did I get that?  Maybe just a Tracker warning label.  There is a law about filling gas cans inside vehicles, but I can't find it at the moment.  Common sense also prevails.  Easy way to draw a spark and go boom.

I've looked at the aluminum tanks for pontoon boats.  They have a fitting for a vent.  Where does the vent go?

[JCreek]

Must be an OSHA deal.   Whoulda thunk it!

https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.106

I'd still like to know where that vent line goes on a pontoon boat....I have room for one of those under the back casting platform.

[fishinwrench]

1 hour ago, JCreek said:

I'd still like to know where that vent line goes on a pontoon boat....I have room for one of those under the back casting platform.

It goes to a screen fitting that keeps rain and spiders out, and vents into the atmosphere outside the boat like God intended.  

[JCreek]

11 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

It goes to a screen fitting that keeps rain and spiders out, and vents into the atmosphere outside the boat like God intended.  

I just haven't been able to come up with a picture of the fitting itself.  Reading up on it.  Looks like a worthwhile project for any boat with portable tanks.  There seems to be room under the hatch by the batteries.

But my original question involved the demand valve and Bass Pro no longer listing it in their web sight.  Next time I go in there will ask about that and see what is in the boats on display.  Bet I can illicit a dumb look or two!

Happy 4TH everyone!

[fishinwrench]

2 hours ago, JCreek said:

13 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

 

I just haven't been able to come up with a picture of the fitting itself. 

[Sam]

Gotta love modern "improved" technology, and some of it really is good.  I remember when vehicles were pretty much worn out at 100k miles.

But with that said, I think some of the "improvements" aren't really.  My fishing partner bought a new Ford F-150 a couple of months ago and I've been driving it sometimes coming back from our trips.  It's a nice ride!  BUT, in lots of ways I think they've found complicated, expensive solutions to problems that didn't exist.  Some of you folks have newer F-150's, I'm sure - so what's the deal with the ignition key?  That weird-shaped electronic thing is impossible to duplicate all right - but were unauthorized copies of keys a big problem?  That key just looks complex and expensive - real, real expensive.

Then there's the emergency brake, which I always use on a boat ramp - I sure don't want to put a truck in the lake.  The new emergency brake is electronic, operated with a pull-switch on the dash.  There's no brake release, it releases automatically when the truck is in gear and the gas pedal is depressed.  Now, that thing just has to mess up sometime, and the repair is going to be difficult and expensive.  Didn't they have manual emergency/parking brakes figured out many years ago, and they're simple and work just fine?  Why the heck did they mess with that?  Just my $.02 worth.