BrandonC_OK
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 45
- Reaction score
- 32
- Points
- 47
- Location
- Claremore, OK
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2005
- Boat Model
- AR
- Boat Length
- 23
As I've shared before, I've had concerns about the smell of gasoline since purchasing the boat earlier this summer. I filled the tank this weekend and noticed a VERY STRONG smell of gas. I opened the hatch above the gas tank and there was gasoline on top of the tank
Instead of going to the lake, I headed back home frustrated. But now I at least had an indication of the potential source. I started tracing the fill hose from the port side of the hull, through the storage area under the rear port seat then into the engine bay and eventually to the top corner of the fuel tank. I wasn't aware that you could access the connection of the fuel fill hose to the tank from the engine bay. I felt around and found a broken hose clamp. I stuck my iPhone in there to snap a picture to confirm. I'll be picking up a clamp today and hopefully this resolves the problem for good.
The pic below looks like the tail portion of a clamp but it isn't.
![Fill_Line_Broken_Clamp.jpg Fill_Line_Broken_Clamp.jpg](https://jetboaters.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/data/attachments/206/206087-ee738aeb8ef249161cc4105172ef6fe1.jpg?hash=7nOK647ySR)
![Frown :( :(](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png)
The pic below looks like the tail portion of a clamp but it isn't.
![Fill_Line_Broken_Clamp.jpg Fill_Line_Broken_Clamp.jpg](https://jetboaters.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/data/attachments/206/206087-ee738aeb8ef249161cc4105172ef6fe1.jpg?hash=7nOK647ySR)