[C320-list] Fuel Filler Whistle?

[Arthur Freedman]

Typo error should have been create not great,  early on the AM.

On Jan 19, 2008, at 7:47 AM, Arthur Freedman wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Arthur Freedman, DVM
> Hawthorne Animal Health Care
> 978-741-2300
> saltyvet at mindspring.com
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Arthur Freedman, DVM
Hawthorne Animal Health Care
978-741-2300
saltyvet at mindspring.com