[C320-list] Fuel Filler Whistle?

[Arthur Freedman]

I asked the sales guy if the device would work if I fueled up with 5  
gallon jugs,
he said the flow was to slow to great a whistle.

Art Freedman

On Jan 17, 2008, at 10:00 PM, Jeff Hare wrote:

> Hi All,
>
>
>
> At the Boston Boat Show,  we saw a product called "Whisalert"  (
> http://www.whisalert.com/ ).  Shelly saw it and said,  "great, a  
> device that
> tattles on you for peeing off the back of the boat".  The sales guy  
> heard
> that and said it wasn't a "WHIZZ Alert", but rather for preventing  
> fuel
> spills while fueling.   J
>
>
>
> Naturally we were curious because no matter how careful we are, we  
> always
> seem to end up with a spit of diesel in the water.
>
>
>
> It gets installed in-line with the fuel vent a few inches away from  
> the hull
> vent fitting and is supposed to whistle with air flowing through it.
>
> In addition, It doubles as a catch basin and I measured that it  
> holds just a
> hair under 2 cups of fuel.
>
>
>
> I questioned him about whether it would really work filling a small  
> tank
> where you don't typically fill it at high speed to prevent foaming.
>
> He said he has feedback saying it still works great there from other  
> small
> sailboat owners.
>
>
>
> So. Has anyone on this list used this gadget?    (Well, for $25, it  
> seemed
> like it couldn't hurt, so I got one to try out.)
>
>
>
> -Jeff
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Arthur Freedman, DVM
Hawthorne Animal Health Care
978-741-2300
saltyvet at mindspring.com