Hi all, Over the past few weeks I have had my "new" 2002 210CC out a few times and the experiences have been mixed (water in fuel) but finally I got it all sorted out and the boat seems to be running fine now (although, it is only doing about 35 at WOT, need to figure that out).
Anyway, tonight I filled the gas tank up completely and went to the launch. When I got there, I checked the bilge and it was flooded with gas.
Long story short, we went home, ripped off the rear deck and the seating platform. Drained the bilge into five gallon buckets (got about 4 gallons of gas, water, trash, bilge scum out) and found that it was a screw hole in the top of the tank from one of the rear deck plate screws.
So, my question is this: Can anyone suggest a cheap and easy fix for that hole? I plan to just put a screw in it (I have one in there temporarly and it is holding the liquid) and bore a hole in the bottom of the seating deck to accomodate the head. I'm just thinking that the screw should be sealed with something to make it 'fuel tight'.
BTW, no....I did not put the hole in the tank, I read every thread on here before buying the boat and I was familiar with this problem.
It was there when I got the boat and guess I underestimated the size of the hole and the amount of pressure that 70 gallons of gas on the slope of the boat ramp would create. Trust me, there was MUCH gasoline coming out of that tiny hole.
Also, if anyone needs advice on how to deal with water in gas (getting it out of the boat and what to do with it when you do), just ask. I am an expert now. Just DON"T dump it somewhere. A little bit of gas on the ground can contaminate a TON of earth for a long time. Sorry if I sound preachy, but I am passionate about this topic and a bit worried about it given the way Ethanol reacts with water. I have nightmares about backyard mechanics dumping contaminated gas in the ground...
Thanks in advance for your replies. This is a great little community and I have learned much from all of you.