Thanks for the concern. I followed the
regulations carefully while installing it. The tank has been tested for
leaks, properly vented to the outside. The area that the tank is in is passively vented fore and aft. I don't have
insurance on my
boat, but I am sure that it is much much safer now than it was before. Cal40john, you are right that outboards do not need to be vented.
Tanks for outboards stored below decks (like mine) do need to be in a ventilated area except if they are properly vented to the outside, unless there are unprotected
electrical components in the same space. Since my
battery is in the same general area, I made sure to install the extra passive (louver) vent in the transom area.
27 gallons does seem a bit much, but I went through that much last year on my trip to block island, and this time I will be going about 350 miles between any kind of
fuel docks at one point and I don't know how much motoring I will need to do. Also we will be refilling the
dinghy motor off the same
tanks and doing lots of exploration with the dink.
I leave June 29th. We go from
Brooklyn, through
NYC,
Long Island Sound, Block Island Sound, Buzzards Bay,
Cape Cod Canal to Provincetown, Ma. Then we cross the Gulf of
Maine and arrive at my family's
cabin in Moose Cove, near Lubec. Stay there for a few days and
head back down the
Maine Coast day by day.
I plan on
posting a big pre-cruise checklist before I go for everyone's approval. Hopefully I have done the
research and preparation to stand the
safety test of the forum!