Opened up hatch under the sink to look at that end of the starboard tank... no smell and no sign of leak
On the other end of tank where the fill and vent hoses are still an intermittent fuel smell .. but not bad..., got the new blower vent set up next to tank to suck any excessive fumes. See no...
So...... if you do not run it .. it does not smell?. mine does not either unless I open up a cover at the dock... have you tryed to sniff it out at the dock?
When My boat runs the smell is sucked back forwards thru gap between the dash and the starboard hull... a fluffy old pillow stuffed in the...
Thanks for all help....The fumes are present even when the tanks 1/2 full and the boat has not moved for weeks... so no fuel would splashing up on the fittings.....how then or what then?
thanks
Richard
Is your smell on the starboard tank side??....if you open up one of the round hatches or take the 3 ft starboard side shelf out I can smell it....but on the port side I cannot.
It has been an issue for years...but I have not blown up yet.....there is nothing in that area to spark...and fumes...
For many years on my 2006 Tomcat .. at least the last 5…. I have been getting an intermittent gasoline smell in the cockpit…usually when I am running and the door is closed. I stuffed a pillow in the opening between the dashboard and starboard hull to keep the smell out from the cabin and keep...
I agree....I have also owned a 22ft CDory...it was a great boat and I loved it.....But it is like a toy when put side by side to a TomCat....
I get from 1.8 to 2.5 MPG depending on the seas.......But that is twice as good as a monohull that weighs over 4 tons..
Comfort, room and stability the...
Sorry to hear about the fuel problems with the ol gal
I learned the hard way a year before you bought the boat
after sitting in the harbor in the off session she died on me and I needed a tow back
I drained the fuel tanks and eventually had to have the carbs serviced
It seems that carbs are lot...
In 2004 I bought a 1990 C Dory 22ft angler that had a 2003 Honda 90..with a trailer.. Furuno GPS sounder and Radar for 21k....used it for 2 years a lot..put
About 2k into it and sold it for 25k to a gent from Canada..he drove all the way down to bring it back...he loves it and I miss it!
But...