minuteman62-64
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When I was putting my boat back in service, a few years back, I replaced the fuel lines. My motor is an '82 Mariner, made by Yamaha, so, for consistency, I put Yamaha fittings in the fuel line. These were the Attwood brand, from Walmart. However, when I went to hook the fuel line up to the tank, the Attwood fitting would fit on the tank fitting but not lock. Thinking I had a damaged fitting on the fuel tank I went back to Walmart and got an Attwood Yamaha tank fitting. The line then hooked up fine.
Fast forward to today. Replacing the primer bulb assembly. Required new fitting at the tank end because I'm going from 5/16" up to 3/8" barb size. Went to West and got a 3/8 barb fitting, the West brand, marked "Yamaha." Tried it on the tank fitting (Attwood - Yamaha) and it went on, but wouldn't lock. Back to West, got a West brand "Yamaha" tank fitting and it coupled great with the hose end fitting.
I thought Yamaha was Yamaha, but, apparently not. Is there more than one Yamaha size? Anybody else ran into this brand bias with the snap-on fuel line fittings?
Fast forward to today. Replacing the primer bulb assembly. Required new fitting at the tank end because I'm going from 5/16" up to 3/8" barb size. Went to West and got a 3/8 barb fitting, the West brand, marked "Yamaha." Tried it on the tank fitting (Attwood - Yamaha) and it went on, but wouldn't lock. Back to West, got a West brand "Yamaha" tank fitting and it coupled great with the hose end fitting.
I thought Yamaha was Yamaha, but, apparently not. Is there more than one Yamaha size? Anybody else ran into this brand bias with the snap-on fuel line fittings?
