gas storage

[Pacman]

Sounds like you could get by with a small container on the cockpit floor where the drains would vent any gas fumes that might be present.

I use an aluminum camp fuel bottle in the tank bag on my motorcycle to carry spare fuel on long rides. 

It is completely sealed so there is no fume issue. 

This thread has me thinking that maybe I should buy another one for the boat

[JBC]

Seems like most of the "approved" gasoline containers these days are designed to vent in some way.  I've tried the camp bottle idea and also stored gas in a plastic camp gas container with a tight lid, but it always worried me that I might be carrying around an IED in my boat, though I well know that Coleman fuel containers and such with no vents have been carried around in trunks of cars, trailers, etc. for years without apparent harm.

Still, doesn't gasoline need to vent (just like me, sometimes)?  That's why I've looked hard to find a small container with a vent mechanism that would store upright but out of the way, under the grate-like lid in the cockpit on my 16/III.  I wouldn't have to tend to it until needed, and if it leaked fumes or a little gas, it would be in the open. Seems like several suggestions in this thread would fit that bill.

My 2 1/3 Suzuki 4 stroke uses little gas, unless I put it on my Grumman Sportboat canoe and blast around at close to full throttle.  Then it can run out of gas in 20 min. or so.  I have run out of gas several times, however, when on my sailboat and I was motoring about 1/2 throttle to get across a large lake when the wind died.  I do think carrying an extra source of fuel is a must, for me. 

Jett

[Timwp]

I agree with pacman. I carry also 1 gallon plus the self contained tank filled. I leave the can sealed tight in the cockpit and never below decks. So far no mishaps...I also secure the can so it can't move around when I'm gone, usually to a lock cable for my motor.

[Duckie]

I made up a storage box that fits in the space behind the lip on the cockpit sole under the tiller for my gas storage.  The box fills up the space and is taller than the rest of the seats, but I don't think that this is an issue because the tiller prevents anything but storage underneath it anyway.  My box has two compartments with a lid over the starboard half that has two slots cut into it.  When I put two one gallon plastic gas cans in that side, the spouts stick up above the box.  I figure that with the limber holes cut into the bottom of the box and the spouts above it, the cans shouldn't vent into the box and build up there.  I built it such that the cockpit drains are not obstructed also.  The port side is left open and I leave the tail of the main sheet in that.  I don't leave gas aboard my boat unless I am using it, so long term venting is not an issue. 

Al

[Cats Paw]

I bungee /secure the 1-1/4 gallon size down in the stern access compartment between the scupper drain pipes. Works great with the  open / close pour valve.  I have a 4 cycle Tohatsu 3-5 h.p. with a self contained fuel tank that holds no more than a quart.  Great to have back up supply of fuel.

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[MHardy]

My '83 CP16 has the stern lazerete, open to the cabin, so it is not a fuel storage option. I securely attach a one gallon container to my folding swim ladder. Works great, until you need to use the ladder. All boats are compromises, right?