[C320-list] Spare Fuel Container Storage

[Steve Magennis]

Jeff:

Just one (or two) possibilities:

The can strapped to your transom was exposed to sunlight.  Sunlight
will go through the yellow diesel can and can promote bug growth.

In addition, the can on your transom changed temperature frequently. 
That can cause condensation to occur inside the can.  The presence of
this water can promote bacterial / bug growth.

The can in your basement wouldn't have experienced either of these two
outside influences, and should hae had less opportunity for bug growth
(as you observed).

The moral of this story is to use the fuel as soon as practical, and to
use a bugcide / water scavenger (as you recommeded) and / or a filter
to prevent the main tank from getting polluted.

Steve
Alchemist #909

--- Jeffrey Hare <catalina at thehares.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> That's what we do.  We have the plastic yellow "Gerry" cans and one
> of them
> fits nicely between the brackets of the swim ladder on the swim
> platform.
> 
> Just lashed it in place there.   
> 
> 
> An interesting side note:
> 
> I bought 2 new fuel cans for the boat for the trip last year. 
> Cleaned them
> both out and filled them from the same pump.
> 
> 1 can I took along for the trip.  The other I left home in the
> basement.  I
> didn't need to use the spare fuel on the trip, and it stayed strapped
> to the
> boat for a couple months.  I took the can home and they both sat for
> another
> month.  I opened up both cans, and the can that was sitting on the
> boat had
> a layer of black sediment on the bottom, and the one that sat at home
> had
> none at all.  They were both sealed quite tightly the entire time.
> 
> The only differences were the temp and motion.  Wonder what caused
> this?
> 
> >From now on, I'll be adding a little biocide to those cans just as a
> precaution (since I fill those from the gas station not a fuel dock).
>  
> 
> -Jeff
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jonvez at comcast.net [mailto:jonvez at comcast.net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 8:22 AM
> To: 320 List
> Subject: [C320-list] Spare Fuel Container Storage
> 
> Does anyone have any suggestions on where the best place to store a 6
> gal.
> fuel container might be? I was thinking of securing on the transom,
> but
> would appreciate to hear what others have done...Thanks in
> advance....
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jon Vez
> 
> 
> 


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