Bamaman
Well-Known Member
Marina gasoline on our lake is about 90 cents more than pump gas at our drive in market. Since our boats are kept in boathouses, we refuel them with 5 gallon plastic Jerry cans to save money.
I was putting 10 gallons into my Bennington fuel tank last week. Every time the can was tilted up very far, fuel would spit out of the filler neck. It must have taken 10 minutes to empty one five gallon can. The worse part was that the side of my new Bennington was covered in fuel. And, holding 32 pounds at almost shoulder height was not very pleasurable.
I found an old style galvanized funnel with a one foot corrugated metal filler hose for just under $8 at Tractor Supply (TSC.) This funnel is what you'd use to add automatic transmission fuel to a car or truck. The hose was exactly 1" in diameter--the same as my Bennington filler neck. I went home and used a grinder to cutoff the bottom of the hose--for full flow.
When I refueled this week, the funnel stood straight up (horizontally) and took a normal flow of gasoline from the Jerry Can. The funnel was an exactly the size of the filler neck, and it fits tightly. There was no spilling gas down the side of the boat.
The galvanized funnel and hose is not perfect, but it's about all we've got to improve fueling speeds. At least now I won't dread refueling my boat.
I was putting 10 gallons into my Bennington fuel tank last week. Every time the can was tilted up very far, fuel would spit out of the filler neck. It must have taken 10 minutes to empty one five gallon can. The worse part was that the side of my new Bennington was covered in fuel. And, holding 32 pounds at almost shoulder height was not very pleasurable.
I found an old style galvanized funnel with a one foot corrugated metal filler hose for just under $8 at Tractor Supply (TSC.) This funnel is what you'd use to add automatic transmission fuel to a car or truck. The hose was exactly 1" in diameter--the same as my Bennington filler neck. I went home and used a grinder to cutoff the bottom of the hose--for full flow.
When I refueled this week, the funnel stood straight up (horizontally) and took a normal flow of gasoline from the Jerry Can. The funnel was an exactly the size of the filler neck, and it fits tightly. There was no spilling gas down the side of the boat.
The galvanized funnel and hose is not perfect, but it's about all we've got to improve fueling speeds. At least now I won't dread refueling my boat.