Keep your through hull vent.
Boat gas tank not venting.
Open the manual vent valve if the tank does not have an automatic vent or a one way air check valve installed before you remove the cap to fill the tank.
Boat fuel tank vent tips 1.
Complete instructions on how to fix a fuel tank that has been clogged by insects.
If in doubt take the tank off the boat to open the vent and make sure that there are no fuel fumes on the boat prior to starting the motor.
Thanks for your question.
I m sure it has to do with the enviro system.
Close the manual vent after you have finished filling the tank.
Captain aurora richard kittar.
I fully expect them to start with an expiration date just like any other gas bottles like oxygen or acetylene.
They have to hold back vapor pressure until 5 5 psi.
The fuel tank vent is located on the outside of the boat normally relatively close to the fill port on the gunwale of the boat.
Some boats will have explosion proof exhaust fans to vent the area prior to starting the engines and others will have will have proper ventilation built into the locker design.
Don t trap fuel in your boat s vent line.
Taking a look on the outside of the hull and seeing if the vent is even there if it is corroded broken or upside down.
When installing a vent hose avoid sags aka traps anywhere in the vent.
Many fuel vents have fine wire screens that keep out minute debris as well as.
I run about 5 gallons of gas from a full tank and end up with a vacuum in the tank when i remove the gas cap.
Open the vent after you connect the fuel hose and tank to your motor.
My gas tank is not venting this is not a filling problem it is not venting as it is taking gas from the tank.
On one occasion my engine quit running as the pump could not overcome the vacuum.
A boat fuel tank overflow can be caused by a clog in the vent.
