Help Fitting fuel locking system

[rusty69]

2 minutes ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

Only if you changed your forum name to Ana Logue. 😀

I think I would need a different Logue in for that.

[MtB]

2 hours ago, rusty69 said:

My doctor prescribed it for my narcissism.

 

 

 

Oh another one with a personality disorder! I have one too. MY doctor says I have paranoia, so there.

 

Well ok, he didn't actually SAY I have it, but I could see that's what he was thinking....

 

 

[rusty69]

1 minute ago, MtB said:

 

 

Oh another one with a personality disorder! I have one too. MY doctor says I have paranoia, so there.

 

Well ok, he didn't actually SAY I have it, but I could see that's what he was thinking....

 

 

 

I have multiple.

[system 4-50]

4 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said:

 

Start wearing that rubber suit again and you'll get all the attention you want.

 

O' how I remember those days ...........................................

 

Remember how you slithered up the back of my boat like a drunken seal !

 

 

 

Its been a long time since she first appeared.  I wonder if she can still fit in that suit?  Oh Damn! I've made an unhelpful comment...

Edited August 29, 2022 by system 4-50
unsteady hand

[Alan de Enfield]

3 minutes ago, system 4-50 said:

Its been a long time since she first appeared.  I wonder if she can still fit in that suit?  Oh Damn! I've made an unhelpful comment...

 

 

She has dyed her hair but still looks pretty good - getting on a bit know you know, changed the rubber gear for leather, thats not done any harm !

 

Damm - not helpful is it .....................

 

 

 

[phantom_iv]

I looked at one of these then decided that stolen diesel would be less costly than the inevitable leaks of water into the tank from failure to seal it properly.

[Spudwynk]

1 hour ago, phantom_iv said:

I looked at one of these then decided that stolen diesel would be less costly than the inevitable leaks of water into the tank from failure to seal it properly.

Yep we're in that space right now

[Puffling]

1 hour ago, Spudwynk said:

Yep we're in that space right now

Sorry you had to admit defeat on it.

If it's any help, a boatyard would fit it for you and seal the space around the new locking cap.

 

However, it's good to put the risk in perspective. When I spoke to a well known hire base in Stoke on Trent, a mechanic told me they had never had fuel siphoned from one of their boats as far back as he could remember.

 

I'm just future-proofing my boat for the time people reflect on the "good days" when diesel was £2 a litre...

[cuthound]

4 hours ago, phantom_iv said:

I looked at one of these then decided that stolen diesel would be less costly than the inevitable leaks of water into the tank from failure to seal it properly.

 

I fitted one to my boat about 8 years ago. Removed the brass filler, bedded the stainless steel fitting and the brass filler onto Sikaflex. No leaks or stolen fuel to date.

[ditchcrawler]

42 minutes ago, cuthound said:

 

I fitted one to my boat about 8 years ago. Removed the brass filler, bedded the stainless steel fitting and the brass filler onto Sikaflex. No leaks or stolen fuel to date.

I had a friend make me a similar one that I fitted after loosing a tank full about 18 years ago. like you bedded on under the filler and so far no leaks 

[GUMPY]

A very simple way to lock a cap is to drill and tap a partial hole in the thread at 90deg and fit a security grub screw. Difficult to remove without the correct tool.

[Tony Brooks]

42 minutes ago, Loddon said:

A very simple way to lock a cap is to drill and tap a partial hole in the thread at 90deg and fit a security grub screw. Difficult to remove without the correct tool.

 

I agree, but not very easy on a flush deck fitting which I suspect the OP has.

[GUMPY]

1 hour ago, Tony Brooks said:

 

I agree, but not very easy on a flush deck fitting which I suspect the OP has.

It's as simple, just drill vertically down through the threads being careful not to go all the way through to drop swarf into the tank.

[LadyG]

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Edited September 24, 2022 by LadyG