Reviving vintage marine power! See the OMC 6-gallon gas fuel tank get a fresh start, ready to fuel your next boating ...

Boaters on several Waukesha County lakes no longer need to search the shore for gas pumps or lug fuel down to their docks. A Grafton engineer has launched a floating gas station that serves private ...

Protect tanks with pilot-operated vent valves A number of devices are available for protecting low-pressure American Petroleum Institute (API) tanks against overpressurization. A case study ...

After the fire, investigators discovered the installed valve was not the same type of valve specified by the vessel’s fuel ... vent line, rather than the port (or intended) DBDO tank, where ...

The installation of an incorrect valve in a diesel fuel system led to a fire that killed two crew and injured another aboard a container ship docked at Port Houston in 2024. The National ...

which drips down the inside of the tank and sinks to the bottom. Gas and water don't mix and it's no fun proving this principle again at the boat launch next spring. Last year, I learned of an ...

Many new marine fuel tanks are delivered with plastic caps on the fittings for the fuel fill, vent, and fuel pickup. Keep these in place until completely done painting the tank. In addition, mask off ...

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A spokesperson with TWRA said the fire happened around 6:44 p.m. on June 3, when a boat that had just ... saw that 44 gallons of fuel had been pumped despite the tank only holding around 20 ...