Try cutting the bottom out of a plastic 2 L tall bottle, like an empty plastic rum bottle for example. clean and dry the bottle, put the bottle in your funnel and pour into the bottle. Works for me. Also if you have a clean siphon tube siphon from the fuel can straight into your funnel squeezing the tube to control flow rate.
On Thu, Oct 25, 2018 at 1:51 PM Chuck S via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: > FWIW, I also hate the new fuel cans but learned they do work if used > correctly. I found I have to forego the funnel and lift the can so it is > over the fill hole. Then I lower the can so the nozzle enters the fill and > guide the nozzle so the little step rests on the edge of the fill and lower > the can so the step takes the weight and opens the valve in the spout. Some > cans require you to line up a release mechanism and others have a trigger. > It means holding a lot of awkward weight until the valve opens and then > balancing the can for a few minutes as it drains. > > The long clear hose Dennis suggested seems like the best way to go. > > > On October 25, 2018 at 10:40 AM "Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List" < > [email protected]> wrote: > > My 5-gallon plastic yellow diesel fuel container came with one of those > U.S. EPA-approved nozzles that are difficult to operate and actually cause > spills. I replaced that nozzle with a cheap flexible hose-style nozzle > that I bought from a local hardware store. To fill the boat, I set the > full diesel container on the deck next to the deck fill, put my finger over > the end of the flexible nozzle, tip the can until I get the end of the > nozzle into the deck fill (at which point I remove my finger), and then tip > the container completely on its side (resting on the deck) while the > flexible nozzle goes further into the deck fill. After that, the container > will drain until it’s nearly empty, at which point I lift it to get the > last amount of diesel out. Little or no spillage using this method. > > *From:* David Knecht via CnC-List <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, October 25, 2018 10:16 AM > *To:* CnC CnC discussion list <[email protected]> > *Cc:* David Knecht <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Stus-List Filling diesel tank > > I will soon be topping off my diesel tank for the winter, which I usually > do by pouring fuel through a funnel with a water filter from a 5 gal jerry > can. I have found it nearly impossible to pour into the funnel from a full > 5 gal container and hit the funnel without spilling diesel all over the > transom and into the water if still at the dock. Has anyone found a device > that works or come up with a clever way to transfer fuel without spilling? > Thanks- Dave > > S/V Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > > ------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
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