View Single Post
  #5  
Unread 12-04-2007, 09:31 PM
whale's Avatar
whale whale is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Mystic, CT
Posts: 390
Default Re: Gas in the bilge

Quote:
Originally Posted by wpearch
DO NOT CUT THE TANK just know way to make it safe
Filling the tank with water would displace any and all gas fumes ensuring there is nothing to explode. Gasoline vapor would be forced from the tank....

The wire thing sounds good to me also but getting to the belly of the tank has proven difficult. It is not rectangular (see whatknots link to his spec diagram and the shape of the tank) so getting underneath it will be tough with a wire.
__________________
Old School
1985 V20 cuddy, 1999 Johnson 115 Armstrong Bracket
Reply With Quote