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Old 05-19-2019, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by joe_db View Post
All my water-in-fuel issues vanished when I got a new O-ring for the tank cap
Yep, exactly what happened here. I also do not use fuel dock gas. I was somewhat P.O.'ed at myself for not having spare O rings on hand. To remedy that I have:
  1. Measured and purchased replacements from McMaster-Carr, minimum bag amount is 100. That ought to last a while. They're stored in a sealed zip-loc baggie.
  2. Purchased and will install next week a replacement fuel fill plate for the offending main tank, an exact match to the plate I installed for my spare tank many years ago so I only have to stock one O ring size. The only difference between the two fill plates is the screw-in plugs are different colors, one black and the other red.
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prior boats 1987 Westsail 32, 1970 Catalina 22
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