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Venting Fuel Vapors under rear decking
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<blockquote data-quote="pjb153" data-source="post: 84670" data-attributes="member: 1391"><p>I am currently designing a rear compartment system for a 14ft deep V I purchased. 90% of the floor is decked and carpeted and the side are carpeted to the gunwales. The last 18 inches are open to the stern in the bilge area.</p><p></p><p>What I want to do is enclose this area by building out a rear bench to sit on when underway. This bench will lift up and give access to a battery, fuel tank, bilge pump, oil.. basically the mechanical stuff.</p><p></p><p>The way my boat is designed (A 14ft 1975 SmokerCraft) is with the shallow transom and wash tray which drains to the rear. Under the wash tray is open to the bilge. I would probably design the compartments so that the fuel tank is on the starboard side of the boat and the battery, bilge, bank chargers are at the port.</p><p></p><p>I would assume the best way for me to vent this rear area is to first diamond plate, silicon and completely separate the fuel tank compartment from the electrical compartment. I am using a 6.5 gallon tank so about 40 lbs worth of fuel. This weight will be offset by battery and me sitting on the port side to operate the engine.</p><p></p><p>Once the compartment is 100% sealed from the electrical, I will add a front vent at the deck level for air inlet. I will also add a side vent for air outlet. I believe I have enough freeboard to do this. If I do smell fumes, I can vent the fill cap with a line to the side vent.</p><p></p><p>I will probably visit some marine show rooms to see different designs to get more ideas.</p><p></p><p>Here is a scetch, The lines in red represent the new framing</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pjb153, post: 84670, member: 1391"] I am currently designing a rear compartment system for a 14ft deep V I purchased. 90% of the floor is decked and carpeted and the side are carpeted to the gunwales. The last 18 inches are open to the stern in the bilge area. What I want to do is enclose this area by building out a rear bench to sit on when underway. This bench will lift up and give access to a battery, fuel tank, bilge pump, oil.. basically the mechanical stuff. The way my boat is designed (A 14ft 1975 SmokerCraft) is with the shallow transom and wash tray which drains to the rear. Under the wash tray is open to the bilge. I would probably design the compartments so that the fuel tank is on the starboard side of the boat and the battery, bilge, bank chargers are at the port. I would assume the best way for me to vent this rear area is to first diamond plate, silicon and completely separate the fuel tank compartment from the electrical compartment. I am using a 6.5 gallon tank so about 40 lbs worth of fuel. This weight will be offset by battery and me sitting on the port side to operate the engine. Once the compartment is 100% sealed from the electrical, I will add a front vent at the deck level for air inlet. I will also add a side vent for air outlet. I believe I have enough freeboard to do this. If I do smell fumes, I can vent the fill cap with a line to the side vent. I will probably visit some marine show rooms to see different designs to get more ideas. Here is a scetch, The lines in red represent the new framing [/QUOTE]
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