[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by rrichar1

I agree with the concerns about using JBWELD in the fuel tank but on their website: http://jbweld.net/products/uses.php they state plain old JBWELD can be used in fuel tanks. And I agree about being overly cautious with fuel tank leak issues. I just brought it to my house and it's in my driveway and my dad put 4 or 5 gallons in it so as a first test I will fire it up in the driveway and let it run for awhile and observe from a distance.

But we took it out before when we had the leak and didn't know it and it was acting like it got air in the system. We couldn't get a vacuum(?) on the system upon switching to a portable gas tank onboard. I do intend to switch out the tank if I keep the boat just want to make sure the boat is seaworthy and I won't have to immediately repower it.

I guess what I should probably do is empty the internal repaired tank and switch to the external 6 gallon portable tank I have and maybe carry another on board gas can with another 6 gallons (I know there are safety issues doing this) to test it out for the summer when I use it. Unless this is a cardninal sin, you folks tell me if it is.

Thanks for the comments and please keep them coming.

Ron Richardson
Dickinson, Texas

If you cannot get a vacuum when you switch to the portable tank I'd look at the hose from the tank to just before the squeeze bulb. Also check the tiny "o" ring on the connector end where the hose connects to the tank. If the "o" ring or hose is bad from the squeeze bulb to the engine side you will squirt gas under pressure when you prime the engine, but on the tank side up to the squeeze bulb you're drawing a vacuum and you would not see any gas.
Like the others have said already, there's nothing wrong with portable tanks other than the space they take. They're safe and a great way of increasing your range for a long trip.