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I'm not sure that USCG does have those regs for DIESEL tanks.
In Response To: true. ()
For recreational boats, I think not regulated for DIESEL... examples:
Comparison of USCG vs. NMMA regs: http://www.generalsportshows.com/certification/about/chart.asp\
http://georgebuehler.com/Fuel%20tank%20drains.html
AS FOR DRAINS IN THE TANK:
Q. Can a diesel fuel tank have openings below the top of the tank?
A. Yes; ABYC Standard H-33, Diesel Fuel Systems is silent on the issue of location of diesel fuel tank openings and therefore does not prohibit openings below the top of the tank.
http://www.abycinc.org/committees/faq.cfm
Messages In This Thread
- ideas on how to read fuel level in Al tank?
- More on this... just dawned on me...
- I have the Moeller mechanical in aluminum tank
- It should be a pretty easy job then
- Better dipstick
- I hear ya, I just thought the simplicity of a mechanical gauge...
- If simplicity is the issue, then a sight guage is best
- Sight gauge requires access to the side of the tank... Mechanical float gauge only requires access to top.
- A surveyor once told me a sight gage doesn't meet "code"
- true.
- I'm not sure that USCG does have those regs for DIESEL tanks.
- Site Guages are Allowed (as are bottom drians) for Diesel Tanks by H-33 (see below)
- true.
- A surveyor once told me a sight gage doesn't meet "code"
- Sight gauge requires access to the side of the tank... Mechanical float gauge only requires access to top.
