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I'm looking for some advice on a quick, convenient, safe, and legal way
to get gasoline into my ski boat. I live on the lake and keep my boat
at my dock. From the driveway to the boat is about 170 feet, all
downhill. I know that I could probably buy a gas caddy (i.e. Gas Pal,
I used to use my 1948 pickup as my gas caddy. Drive it to the gas station,
then down to the pier, and siphon the truck fuel over to the boat.
A VERY STRONG WARNING,,,, Drive a metal ground rod, and ground your
Jeep with a clamp FIRST, before fueling, and remember that fuel flowing
down the inside of a dry rubber hose can actually generate static energy.
In view of all the soccer moms that blew up while fueling their SUV's
this static point can't be stressed enough. Your Jeep is isolated above
ground by it's rubber tires, and could have many thousands of volts of
static charge referenced to your well grounded boat.
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