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Old 10-10-2011, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by ndutton View Post
...The fuel level in a full tank on a Catalina 30 is a little higher than the carburetor and my float valve had a speck of debris allowing a slow siphon. ...

In my Pearson 323, most of the volume of the fuel tank is above the level of the carb. The boat came with a Fuel/Trol electric cutoff valve mounted at the tank. It is wired to the ignition circuit, so as soon as I turn it off, the fuel supply is cut off. This seems like a pretty good solution, as I don't need to remember to do anything extra when securing the boat.
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