Bigfish
Senior Member
- Joined
- Jan 25, 2013
- Messages
- 297
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- My Lady
- Vessel Make
- Formosa 42 Double Cabin
Wondered where water was getting in to the port 350 gallon tank.. Suspected condensation.. Removed 1 gallon of water from racor! Had remaining fuel polished with little water or muck... Then had fuel truck top her off with new fuel. At 291 gallons we noticed my bilge pump pumping mega gallons of fuel into the harbor... Bilge full of fuel..major flow coming in from under the tank... Stopped after a LOT of fuel pumped out... Leak has stopped, currently pumping fuel from that tank to my starboard tank to level the boat... Water in the fuel stopped the port engine two weeks ago and haven't restarted it. Bled all the lines and replaced secondary filters and racor.. Will probably limp out of this boatyard back to my mooring ball on the one engine and lick my wounds...
Where's the leak? Rusted out top of the tank on my 1981 Formosa 42?? If so, then what???
Bad day... Still haven't heard from the coast guard... Yard owner reported the spill...
Anybody replace these old tanks???
Where's the leak? Rusted out top of the tank on my 1981 Formosa 42?? If so, then what???
Bad day... Still haven't heard from the coast guard... Yard owner reported the spill...
Anybody replace these old tanks???