I bought a boat the other day and I was going to top off the tank on the way home. BTW, it's an outboard with a tank on the back deck of the pontoon. Anyway, when I went to disconnect the fuel line from the tank, I found it was just the fuel line attached with a hose clamp. My natural reflex told me that there would be a quick disconnect there. Am I wrong?
So I stopped at Walmart and figured I'd just pick up a male and female end and install it on the tank. I found there were fittings for Yamaha and Mercury. So I didn't buy anything and I looked at the boat again. There is a quick disconnect on the motor, but the fuel line is zip tied to the other various lines to make it neat, so I didn't want to cut the ties so I could take the tank off the boat for filling.
Now, my question is, can't I just install a quick disconnect system on the gas tank itself? Is there a 'standard' set of fittings for that end or do I need to buy a new tank?
I've been around boats most of my life, but never paid that close attention on that end of things. I've driven them enough, but never was on the filling end of things...at least if it came to removing the tank from the boat.
Thanks.
Joe
So I stopped at Walmart and figured I'd just pick up a male and female end and install it on the tank. I found there were fittings for Yamaha and Mercury. So I didn't buy anything and I looked at the boat again. There is a quick disconnect on the motor, but the fuel line is zip tied to the other various lines to make it neat, so I didn't want to cut the ties so I could take the tank off the boat for filling.
Now, my question is, can't I just install a quick disconnect system on the gas tank itself? Is there a 'standard' set of fittings for that end or do I need to buy a new tank?
I've been around boats most of my life, but never paid that close attention on that end of things. I've driven them enough, but never was on the filling end of things...at least if it came to removing the tank from the boat.
Thanks.
Joe