The dangers of Jerry cans of fuel

[DAKA]

Well trueblue, it didn't work.

The lure of saving £10 a jerry can was just too much for me so I found my old Jerry cans in the back of the garage and stuck a hose on them to get rid of dust and drove to my boat club to fill them up.

It didn't occur to me that some may not still be leak proof until it was too late /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

One that was stamped W^D 1944 which could have seen action during the war was fine but two others suffered a seep........, now what I could hardly pour it back into the fuel pump
option 1

pour it into the car, that was full anyway

option 2

Get home quickly @ *** mph down the Motorway so as to reduce the amount that leaked out.


And it doesn't end there because I guess the marinas are not going to be keen to let us jerry can fill our boats next year so it will have to be done in the dark in Newton Creek or similar with all the environmental issues.

Anyone else filling cans , old oil containers, baths.......


(only storing enough to top up after winter webastoe use so I am full for next season)

 

[hlb]

M Farters inflight refueling system is already activated, along with the main tanks. I've concidered a refueler for the reflueler, ie. another 45 gallon oil drum in the car andmaybe one or two at home.

I just cant figure out a way of refueling the reflueler, without it looking blatently obviose with the 100 yard pipe through the marina.

 

[DAKA]

Couldn't you utilise the Blue 1 inch hoses usually found at 20 m spaces along the pontoons, a few tap connectors and you would soon have a net work, it would take a while unless you get a high pressure pump but if you do it after dark the demand for the hoses for boat washing is reduced.

Might want to rinse it through with fairy afterwards

 

[Chris_d]

Thats a very bad idea, the blue hoses will have some water in them which is going to end up in your tank, run a few gallons into the marina first to flush the hoses.

 

[nedmin]

When I was in the army,many years ago, some of the blokes had Norton Dommies Triumph etc which didnt run very well on the low octane fuel that the trucks ran on, so when they were on a "scheme" ie manouvres, the tanks ran on high octane fuel,stored in barrels.The prob. was how to get some, so some genius said " I know we will use fire buckets, nobody will suspect them" When you were on £1.50 a week you did lots of things you should,nt. Are there any fire buckets at the Marina?!!

 

[hlb]

Good idea, but wont work. Elf and Safety have taken all the pipes away. How many fire buckets would 200 gallons be. Or maybe the free plasic glasses you get from the pub.

 

[David2452]

Could you not wear waterproof trousers and smuggle it in like thse chaps did with the tunnel spoil in the WW11 P.O.W. films

 

[DAKA]

You need to borrow one of the marina trolleys to modify, line it with a polly sheet fill it up and put a dog bed on the top.

Then cut out a bit of Ply in the shape of a caravan (painting windows and lights on the back) before tyeing to your cars back bumper.

On the road it just looks like a small caravan.

once in the marina car park leave the Caravan cut out attach to your car and wheel out the Dog bed with concealed diesel tank.

Try to avoid the plastic wheels as they might get a bit warm at motorway speeds.

 

[TrueBlue]

I did say -

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Well trueblue, it didn't work.

The lure of saving £10 a jerry can was just too much for me .......


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- it wasn't a good idea, and that was (possibly) why HMRC did a few juggles to make it less attractive to cart the smelly stuff in your car.

At the difference is now £2.50 or possibly a fiver, it's just not worth the candle. I'm sure HMRC would secretly prefer you to be naughty about percentage split, rather that you dump some oil in the Briny. Hence the VAT juggle (?).

The dummy caravan might be attractive to fuel hungry boats - IBC's are cheap to buy s/h, bung one in a trailer and you've got several hundred litres a go....

 

[DAKA]

Re: I did say -

I believe you are right, next year the Marina fuel pontoon makes sense .

Fuel from our club costs .58p per L ,thats cost with 7p added ( which paid for the installation in 3 years).

Next year I expect to pay £1-10 from the marina, as a one off it made sense otherwise after the winter webastoe use I would be starting the season part empty without even leaving the berth.

To carry cans dripping derv down the M3 next year will not be worth the saving.