Alex: I've never worried about venting ... actually current law says venting is a no-no. I just set the No-Spill fuel cans (or can if I'm not cruising) at the aft end of the cockpit floor. NEVER in a locker or below. I've never secured them though if I was planning a long trip with known high seas, say Inside Passage to Alaska, I'd add some eye straps to the aft end cockpit. I have placed the fuel cannisters in a shady location of the cockpit when at a mooring - what I did in Colorado. (AIR BORN is tied bow facing west-ish so put the fuel container forward by the companionwan when at dock so cannister only saw a little morning sun.) :: Dave Scobie :: M6'8" #650 :: Baba 30 #233 DEJA VU :: SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com :: former owner M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: former owner M15 #288 SCRED - m15namedscred.wordpress.com <<-- new site! On Sat, Nov 6, 2021, 9:03 AM Alex Conley <conley.alex@gmail.com> wrote:
Dave n others, how are you securing the fuel tank in the back of the cockpit (added eyes for a bungee?) and what do you do to vent the tank and keep it from heating up in the sun- just leave the vent open all the time? Or some kind of pressure valve? I’d love a setup I could leave in place but given our sunny berth and the m15s lack of an isolated gas locker, I take the gas can home after every sail. Daydream of a wooden locker that would fit in stern where I could leave tank out of sun, but can’t decide if it’s over complicating things.
Thanks other Dave for the detailed notes on fuel usage-that went straight to my boat notes for future trip planning!
Alex