Association Forum - Routing of gas can hose to outboard mtr.

Assn Members Area · Join

Home.

Association Forum

Ships Store

Cruising

Racing

Technical Tips

Photo Gallery - New

Boat Search - Updated

Manuals & Brochures

Swap Meet

Links

Officer Flag Line & Staff

Bylaws & Constitution

Members Area

Join the Association

Notice:
The advice given on this site is based upon individual or quoted experience, yours may differ.
The Officers, Staff and members of this site only provide information based upon the concept that anyone utilizing this information does so at their own risk and holds harmless all contributors to this site.

Association Forum

Username:	Password:
Save Password
Forgot your Password?

All Forums

Catalina/Capri 25/250 Sailor's Forums

Catalina 25 Specific Forum

Routing of gas can hose to outboard mtr.

New Topic

Topic Locked

Printer Friendly

Author

Topic

listenup
Deckhand

Member Avatar

14 Posts

Initially Posted - 03/17/2008 : 18:19:16

What is s.o.p. for connecting the hose leading from the outboard gas can to the outboard? Anyone cut a portion out of the locker so that the locker lid can be closed or?
Thanks in advance,
Mike

Mike and Barbara
C25 SK #1687
GODSPEED II
Selma, Oregon

Edited by - on

OLarryR
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
3467 Posts

Response Posted - 03/17/2008 : 18:32:42

My '89 has about a 3" cutout at the bottom of the gas tank locker for the hose to pass through it.

Edited by - on

cat1951
Admiral

Members Avatar

USA
636 Posts

Response Posted - 03/17/2008 : 19:34:41

My 85 does as well...

Edited by - on

Dave5041
Former Mainsheet Editor

Members Avatar

USA
3758 Posts

Response Posted - 03/17/2008 : 21:05:00

As does my 83

Edited by - on

Dave5041
Former Mainsheet Editor

Members Avatar

USA
3758 Posts

Response Posted - 03/17/2008 : 21:05:34

Sorry, 82

Edited by - on

listenup
Deckhand

Members Avatar

14 Posts

Response Posted - 03/17/2008 : 23:01:42

Thanks for your replies.
Mike

Edited by - on

OLarryR
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
3467 Posts

Response Posted - 03/18/2008 : 05:21:10

I am surprised that Catalina did not provide an exit path for the gas hose from the locker on the '82. It was not the first year the Catalina 25 came out and so thru the years I would have thought if it was an oversight, there would have been an improvement made by '82. There must be some exit plan built into that locker ? What about any Catalina 25 owners prior to '82...what did they do or utilize ?

Edited by - on

quilombo
Captain

Members Avatar

USA
301 Posts

Response Posted - 03/18/2008 : 06:00:29

I have a 78, I ran my hose through a passage at the back of the fuel compartment accross to the starboard side, there was room without any cutting

Edited by - on

bigelowp
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
1783 Posts

Response Posted - 03/18/2008 : 08:52:58

Probably not the best way, but I lead mine throught he deck vent. I put auto door trim (black rubber/vinyl) around the vent to reduce potential of cutting/chaffing the line. All that said, I would love to know of a better, safer method for my 1980 boat.

Edited by - on

Sloop Smitten
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
1181 Posts

Response Posted - 03/18/2008 : 09:46:09

Peter,
I route my fuel line through my 78 port vent as well. I like being able to disconnect it and bring it back into the compartment when done to reduce UV impact to the hose. The trim sounds like a useful addition. I wonder if you could turn the vent around 180 degrees, like the starboard vent, to eliminate the bend?

Quilombo,
Sounds like your engine is on the starboard side. Once you have the line over to the starboard side, how do you you exit the boat?

Edited by - on

farrison
Navigator

Members Avatar

USA
166 Posts

Response Posted - 03/18/2008 : 10:44:19

I have an 82' and the fuel locker cover has a 3" long cut out along the bottom edge, towards the aft end of the cover. It appears to be intended as a handhold to open the locker. That is the gap that I run my fuel line through. Since fuel vapors are heavier than air, the design of the locker cover and this cutout would allow any fumes that built up to flow out the bottom, and out the scuppers.

Paul

Edited by - on

dlucier
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)
7583 Posts

Response Posted - 03/18/2008 : 11:20:20

My fuel line is routed through a thru-hull on the transom that is just above and left of the outboard bracket.

Edited by - on

quilombo
Captain

Members Avatar

USA
301 Posts

Response Posted - 03/18/2008 : 16:11:21

Joe, there was a thru hull fitting there, probably from the previous owner, and I also ran all of my engine controls through there as I have a remote operated engine, I also plan on putting another thru hull fitting there for my remote steering

Edited by - on

bigelowp
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
1783 Posts

Response Posted - 03/18/2008 : 20:41:16

Don, I like the idea of using a thru-hull for the gas line -- or electric start/generator cable. How difficult was it to install and what size is needed to handle the various fittings that either the fuel or electrical would require?

Edited by - on

dlucier
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)
7583 Posts

Response Posted - 03/18/2008 : 21:55:44

The installation was easy, Peter. The previous owner (or someone) did it!

Installing a through hull in this spot appears to be fairly easy. Just drill a hole and install. As to the size, big enough to put a fuel line fitting through.

Edited by - on

GaryB
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
4304 Posts

Response Posted - 03/18/2008 : 22:04:25

Don,

It's interesting that your motor is on the port side. Most others have their outboard on the starboard side.

Edited by - on

dlucier
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)
7583 Posts

Response Posted - 03/18/2008 : 22:08:25

Gary,

Most earlier C25's have port mounted outboards. Three of the four C25's in my marina have port mounted outboards.

Edited by - on

Prospector
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

Canada
3159 Posts

Response Posted - 03/18/2008 : 22:23:59

My understanding was that the outboard was mounted on the same side as the freshwater tank to avoid extra list.

Grey water & fuel to port while freshwater & outboard counterbalance to starboard. I am not sure if Catalina was consistent with this arrangement. Seems to me I have heard of some boats with freshwater or grey water under the vee berth to provide lift to the stern.

If listing slightly provides extra waterline length then you may have a small advantage on race day - but not enough to count, you will also have the OB closer to the fuel tank, making for shorter runs withthe fuel lines. I can't think of other advantages to mounting the outboard on a different side.

My 1984 has motor mounted on S-board.

Edited by - on

OLarryR
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
3467 Posts

Response Posted - 03/19/2008 : 05:22:37

Don,

Nice photo of your boat. The trim looks real good from what I can see.

What sailboat is that to your starboard ? An ODay ? From the wide stripes top and bottom and the way the fiberglass is molded at the beginning of the cockpit, it looks like an ODay. But the large port side window does not look like that on ODays that I have seen.

Edited by - on

dlucier
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)
7583 Posts

Response Posted - 03/19/2008 : 08:02:18

Thanks Larry. As to the trim, my boat sits on her lines quite nicely. And yes, that is an O'Day...Good eye!

Edited by - on

crcalhoon
Captain

Members Avatar

USA
303 Posts

Response Posted - 03/19/2008 : 11:18:28

My motor is on port and the lines led through a thru-hull done by PO. However, since my lake is so small, I have done away with the remote tank and use the internal tank on my 5 HP Merc. I keep two one gallon cans lashed down so my gas gets rotated frequently. Works great. With a full tank and two extra gallons, I can go up and down my little lake more times than I want to.

Edited by - on

Dave Bristle
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

Djibouti
10005 Posts

Response Posted - 03/19/2008 : 13:40:46

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Prospector
 My understanding was that the outboard was mounted on the same side as the freshwater tank to avoid extra list...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">In the beginning, the outboard bracket was on port--the side where the fuel was in the sail locker (dumpster). When Catalina added the cockpit fuel locker (around 1981-2?), it became more difficult to mount the bracket on that side, so they moved it to starboard. Having replaced the bracket on my '85 and also worked on the transom from inside the dumpster, I can definitely see why they did it.

Edited by - Dave Bristle on 03/19/2008 13:42:16

jerlim
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
1484 Posts

Response Posted - 03/20/2008 : 20:21:11

We've got the motor on the port side and run the fuel line through the vent.

Edited by - on

Phredde
Navigator

Members Avatar

125 Posts

Response Posted - 03/25/2008 : 20:18:31

The fuel storage locker on my 84 has the gap that most others do, so that is not a problem. But here is my small issue: there is a priming bulb in the fuel line, if I leave the bulb on the cockpit side it generally gets jammed in the scupper hole, blocking the cockpit draining. If I pull the bulb through the scupper hole, it generally hangs into the salty SF bay. Neither one very ideal. I guess I need to either drill a thru-hull hole higher up on the transom, or get a different length line...right?

Edited by - on

Dave5041
Former Mainsheet Editor

Members Avatar

USA
3758 Posts

Response Posted - 03/25/2008 : 20:53:39

A short lead from the tank to the bulb will solve the problem.

Edited by - on

Topic

New Topic

Topic Locked

Printer Friendly

Jump To:

Association Forum

Notice: The advice given on this site is based upon individual or quoted experience, yours may differ.
The Officers, Staff and members of this site only provide information based upon the concept that anyone utilizing this information does so at their own risk and holds harmless all contributors to this site.