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Charlie · 24-05-2008, 08:52

When I pulled into Eureka the other day I borrowed the easiest to use siphon I have ever seen. It was an ~5/8" id hose about and a ~1/4" id hose. Both were stuck thru a piece of neopreme that was big enough to cover the spout hole of the jerry can. The 5/8" id was 8' long or so the 1/4" was 3' long. You put the two hoses in the jerry can covered the spout with the neopreme placed the other end of the 5/*' hose in the tank and then applied a steady breath to the 1/4" hose. It didn't take long for a siphon to be created. Worked great. No moving parts to break.

24-05-2008, 08:52	#3
Charlie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nevada City. CA Boat: Sceptre 41 Ohana Posts: 1,942	When I pulled into Eureka the other day I borrowed the easiest to use siphon I have ever seen. It was an ~5/8" id hose about and a ~1/4" id hose. Both were stuck thru a piece of neopreme that was big enough to cover the spout hole of the jerry can. The 5/8" id was 8' long or so the 1/4" was 3' long. You put the two hoses in the jerry can covered the spout with the neopreme placed the other end of the 5/' hose in the tank and then applied a steady breath to the 1/4" hose. It didn't take long for a siphon to be created. Worked great. No moving parts to break. __________________ Fair Winds, Charlie Between us there was, as I have already said somewhere, the bond of the sea. Besides holding our hearts together through long periods of separation, it had the effect of making us tolerant of each other's yarns -- and even convictions. Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad*