Fuel filling hose

Ross D

Ross D

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We've never used our fuel filling deck connection as we thought the hose a bit old and dirty inside, and we nearly always fill from Jerry cans, which are easier straight into the tank.

We pulled the fuel tank out last weekend, our filling hose was in bits. Very glad we didn't use it or our rope locker would have been full of dieso.:eek:

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It just fell apart around the spiral winding when we moved it.

Ross
 
Ross D said:
We've never used our fuel filling deck connection as we thought the hose a bit old and dirty inside, and we nearly always fill from Jerry cans, which are easier straight into the tank.

We pulled the fuel tank out last weekend, our filling hose was in bits. Very glad we didn't use it or our rope locker would have been full of dieso.:eek:

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It just fell apart around the spiral winding when we moved it.

Ross
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cross braided would be better than that spiral type imho
 
Lucky you didn't use the hose made of pressed jellybabies, but my first thought would be "are the hoses from tank to engine in the same state?"

Pete
 
An interesting post from my point of view. I have just had an insurance survey that identified that the filler hose and the engine fuel supply hoses are both non compliant and should be changed. They actually appear in good condition, but it will give me something else to do to avoid sailing in foul weather.
 
When renewing - fuel filler hose should meet RCD requirements, i.e. type of hose used should conform with or exceed ISO 7840 Marine Fuel A2 or SAE J1527 A2.

Hose in the link above doesn't look right for this application and should be avoided.

Why not fit proper hose and avoid problems. Typical lenghts needed for fuel filler hose are not excessive neither the cost.

Link to proper fuel filler hose here http://www.vetus-shop.com/vetus-fuel-filling-hose-id-38mm-112inch-p-1052.html
 
Good point but the rest of my boat doesn't meet the RCD as it is pretty old.

I needed 5 metres of 2" hose, so I caould pay £58 per metre for ISO7840 (£290:() or £7.65 per metre for "Oil resistant hose for pumping fuel oil diesel and other hydrocarbon based fluids." (£38.25:))

Ultimately you pays your money and you takes your choice.

Ross
 
If you'd been in heavy weather wouldn't the fuel have just sloshed out of the damaged hose? If I were you I'd spend winter reviewing and checking everything on the boat
 
savageseadog said:
If you'd been in heavy weather wouldn't the fuel have just sloshed out of the damaged hose? If I were you I'd spend winter reviewing and checking everything on the boat
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Definitely it would have and probably has sloshed out into the bilge, hence why I made the post.

We weren't using the filling hose because it was old and knackered, the filling cap had leaked water in while the boat was on brokerage, so the pipe was probably dirty. We thought it may have the odd small weap if we used it so we filled the tank directly.

Changing the hose was on the to do list, but there were other more pressing jobs. The hose visually looked okay, only the connection to the tank and the filling cap had actually parted and these were tucked away and difficult to access or inspect. The rest of the hose was intact and only fell apart when we tried to remove it.

Most of the rest of the boat has been sorted since we bought 2 years ago, but there is only so much time you can spend on a boat. We have changed and upgraded the main bulkhead (collapsing and rotten under the deck stepped mast), repaired the mast step, new running rigging, complete re-wire, rebuilt the fwd cabin, repaired the nav equipment along with a load of small jobs along the way. Superficially she looked pretty nice when we bought her, but dig a little deeper and there was a long term lack of maintenance and repair.

Ross
 
Ross D said:
Most of the rest of the boat has been sorted since we bought 2 years ago, but there is only so much time you can spend on a boat. We have changed and upgraded the main bulkhead (collapsing and rotten under the deck stepped mast), repaired the mast step, new running rigging, complete re-wire, rebuilt the fwd cabin, repaired the nav equipment along with a load of small jobs along the way. Superficially she looked pretty nice when we bought her, but dig a little deeper and there was a long term lack of maintenance and repair.
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That all sounds remarkably familiar :) Albeit a rotten aft deck rather than main bulkhead.

It's lovely when it's all done though.

Although possibly only in the same way that stopping banging your head on the wall is lovely :D

Pete
 
prv said:
It's lovely when it's all done though.

Although possibly only in the same way that stopping banging your head on the wall is lovely :D

Pete
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Thanks for the comments, with a boat do you ever stop banging your head on the wall?:D

Replacing the main cabin is the next big job, the kitchen area and chart table seem to have been built for Umpa Lumpas.:p

Ross
 
Ross D said:
Thanks for the comments, with a boat do you ever stop banging your head on the wall?:D
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Well, maybe never completely, but you certainly reach a point when you slow down a lot.

I made a list the other day of medium to large jobs done over the last three winters (can't keep track of the small ones). The first two years' lists were huge. The last was about a quarter of the size. Next year's will be routine maintenance only. I might have a non-boat-related life over the winter :)

Pete
 
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