easy way to get a laugh ... a fart joke ... lol -------------------------------------------- On Tue, 1/14/14, Tom Smith <openboatt@gmail.com> wrote: We're not talking about that kind of gas, jerry... t t _/\_ On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 7:30 AM, jerry montgomery <jerry@jerrymontgomery.org
wrote:
I kind of like the smell of gas. Clears my little mind out.
jerry
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Scobie" <wdscobie@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: M_Boats: outboard motors
I agree that the chances of there being an explosion are low. I have
smelled gas in the cabin before I made the modification on my boat. Gave me a headache which was why I went after the source.
In the end, all it takes is just the right amount of fumes and a spark for the big boom to happen. I sleep better knowing my aft locker is safe ( better stated 'safer' as there are no guarantees).
:: Dave Scobie
jerry montgomery <jerry@jerrymontgomery.org> wrote:
I'll agree with Tom here- unless you stood the boat on it's head the only
gas that could get in the cabin area would be fumes, and I think they would be so diluted that they wouldn't be a problem.
jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Smith" <openboatt@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 6:51 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: outboard motors
Yup, you're right Dave, there's a gap there--along the aft side of the
top of the locker. Yet that locker was obviously specifically designed to house an outboard motor fuel tank, so go figure.
Because my locker is probably 12 inches deep with what appears to be very good ventilation, and because gasoline fumes are much heavier than air, I remain convinced that gasoline fumes from a marine grade fuel tank in good working order pose no hazard (at least on my boat--if you sail with me, you're rolling the dice fireball-wise). I'll go out on a limb here, but I suspect you're running a far greater fire risk when you pull in to fuel up your car than by keeping an OB fuel tank in the aft locker.
I would be interested to hear from an M sailor (or their caregiver) who has had an explosive experience.
Thanks for the heads-up on the gap though. That may come in handy when I lose the standard motor mount... t
t _/\_