I am replacing the fuel tank vent line on my 18? C.C., 1989 Winner.
It was designed with a negative loop, about 4? below the top of the tank before exhausting overboard. It trapped gas and was a pain because the filling had to be slow or it burped fuel out of the fill pipe.
I?m thinking of using a vent line long enough to loop about 2? (Inside the console) and above above the vent then directing the line back down to the same path as the original, about 4? below the tank.
The loop height will be about 8? above the fill tube on the gunnels. I?m thinking that should be high enough so the fuel will come level with the fill pipe before it reaches the height of the loop.
That sound right?
Another thing I might do is vent from the side of my console (in board), but it would require some sort of catch bag, in the event vented gas were to happen, which I have not figured out how to do yet.
It was designed with a negative loop, about 4? below the top of the tank before exhausting overboard. It trapped gas and was a pain because the filling had to be slow or it burped fuel out of the fill pipe.
I?m thinking of using a vent line long enough to loop about 2? (Inside the console) and above above the vent then directing the line back down to the same path as the original, about 4? below the tank.
The loop height will be about 8? above the fill tube on the gunnels. I?m thinking that should be high enough so the fuel will come level with the fill pipe before it reaches the height of the loop.
That sound right?
Another thing I might do is vent from the side of my console (in board), but it would require some sort of catch bag, in the event vented gas were to happen, which I have not figured out how to do yet.
