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Quite a few fishermen are turning over to outboard powered catamarans, but there can be issues with picking up fuel in a filling station, if there is no waterside fuel available. I think there are problems with being able to get enough at one time, and suitable containers.
Anyone else running into problems?
 
Have had to visit three garages before now just to fill up several jerry cans in the back of the van!

My norm garage now, just clicks the pump on for me, he knows what I am doing – Plus I spend a couple of hundred quid with him each time I fill the cans, can do this twice a week. Its business use, but not fishing, nor is it an outboard.

The problem can be twofold is seems.

1. Often it’s a case of £100 max spend, which is less the 100ltrs.. Daft!
2. I have been informed by some garages it is ‘illegal’ to fill a can with more than 5ltrs or was it 10ltrs, I forget.. Again, just daft!
 
Will_M said:
1. Often it’s a case of £100 max spend, which is less the 100ltrs.. Daft!
2. I have been informed by some garages it is ‘illegal’ to fill a can with more than 5ltrs or was it 10ltrs, I forget.. Again, just daft!
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Yes, while your friendly local garage may help you out, there may come a time when he will be glad not to, in view of insurance issues, and the terms of his licence, as usual.
 
Tend to find that up to 100 litres is not a problem for the Supermarkets but there is an automatic cut off on the pump at 100 litres to stop a problem emptying the tanks all over the forecourt.

Technically I think the maximum you are allowed to carry is 20 litres in 2 x 10 litre steel cans.

Ian
 
Petrol posts are usually followed by warnings that it is illegal to buy and carry in a car more than a thimble full of petrol and that your insurance will be invalid in the event of a crash.

I worked out that I would have to make 36 trips to the petrol station to fill my boat and if I sailed the boat to the nearest marina with petrol, I would need to fill up the moment I got back.

There is no way around the problem except to break the law or make numerous trips.

I have three army jerry cans carrying 20 litres each, one keeps my tank topped up, but I use all three during heavy boat use. I spent 22 years driving around in Land Rovers festooned with spare jerry cans of petrol with no incident, including smoking next to them!!! Although I expect someone did something even more stupid once and the result will be posted here.
 
fisherman said:
Yes, while your friendly local garage may help you out, there may come a time when he will be glad not to, in view of insurance issues, and the terms of his licence, as usual.
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I also find that garages on the coast is 'boating' areas just let you fill up with no query. I suspect that if they don't see they don't know. The other option is that they also own a boat and appreciate the problems.
When on holiday I use a trolley and lug up to 2 tanks (10 gallons in total) around. Never had a problem yet (last famous words ...).
 
Yes there is a limit to what they are allowed to sell in cans. 20 litres in cans no greater than 10 litres I think, (previously 4 gallons in can no greater than 2 gallons.) the same as the max you are allowed to store at home.

If they sell you more they are breaking the law, contravening the terms of their licence and probably as a result invalidating their insurance.

If you find somewhere thats not fussed be thankful ( Or furious if you live next door) and do it discretely or some do-gooder will blow the whistle.
 
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No law against transporting less than I believe around 300L providing it is going straight into a fuel tank of an internal combustion engine on arrival.

The law is against transporting in containers with a capacity of over 23 litres.
Under 23 litres per can and you can transport the full 300 and odd litres.


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Bugger Jkay bet me to it and my H&S practitioner's mindset cut of in mid flow.
 
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Please read RYA link above

30 litres only in a car,Anyway your rich enough to fill up in the marina(make sure you lift the pipe up there's normally a fivers worth in there
 
Not all garages have the same licence when it comes to the quantity they can sell in cans. In Chatham, garages near the barracks for example, are not allowed to sell ANY fuel in ANY container.
 
fisherman said:
Quite a few fishermen are turning over to outboard powered catamarans, but there can be issues with picking up fuel in a filling station, if there is no waterside fuel available. I think there are problems with being able to get enough at one time, and suitable containers.
Anyone else running into problems?
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Can I ask if the fishermen are pro. or rec.?.....Diving?....What size cats and outboards?

These rigs are certainly the weapon of course in this end of the world for workboats.
 
If its safe for the army to have jerry cans strapped to the front of their land rovers when at war then why is it not ok to carry a couple of cans from the garage to the boat?
 
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