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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
"Old Gold" - 1958 Alumacraft Deep C
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<blockquote data-quote="Johnny" data-source="post: 392832" data-attributes="member: 13599"><p>in my line of thought, there shouldn't be any chance of "static spark" when using</p><p>the plastic jugs and plastic hoses to transfer fuel from one tank to another.</p><p></p><p><strong>IMO</strong>, it is your <em>BODY</em> that creates the spark. And looking at several boats on this</p><p>forum, the battery is almost always right next to the fuel tank. <u>Including mine</u>.</p><p>If you somehow create a spark from the battery to your body - poof = day ruined.</p><p>I have a fully open and well ventilated compartment where my gas and battery are kept.</p><p>When transferring fuel, ALL the hatches are open. </p><p></p><p>Am I paranoid about gas ?</p><p>LOL you betcha !! LOL I wish I had a photo of myself at the age of 10 when I poured gas </p><p>all over the grass to burn it off to play baseball. I guess I was thinking (or NOT thinking)</p><p>it would burn slow like kerosene . . . WHOOOSH !!! all my hair, eyebrows, eyelashes - gone.</p><p>some blisters on my arms and legs. I had on shorts - no shirt or shoes, which probably</p><p>saved my life or severe injuries from the burning clothes if I had had on long pants and shirt.</p><p></p><p>I guess the older we get - the more awful things we see - and the more cautious we become.</p><p></p><p>Jus my Dos Centavos</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Johnny, post: 392832, member: 13599"] in my line of thought, there shouldn't be any chance of "static spark" when using the plastic jugs and plastic hoses to transfer fuel from one tank to another. [b]IMO[/b], it is your [i]BODY[/i] that creates the spark. And looking at several boats on this forum, the battery is almost always right next to the fuel tank. [u]Including mine[/u]. If you somehow create a spark from the battery to your body - poof = day ruined. I have a fully open and well ventilated compartment where my gas and battery are kept. When transferring fuel, ALL the hatches are open. Am I paranoid about gas ? LOL you betcha !! LOL I wish I had a photo of myself at the age of 10 when I poured gas all over the grass to burn it off to play baseball. I guess I was thinking (or NOT thinking) it would burn slow like kerosene . . . WHOOOSH !!! all my hair, eyebrows, eyelashes - gone. some blisters on my arms and legs. I had on shorts - no shirt or shoes, which probably saved my life or severe injuries from the burning clothes if I had had on long pants and shirt. I guess the older we get - the more awful things we see - and the more cautious we become. Jus my Dos Centavos [/QUOTE]
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