Re: Fuel Gauge sight glass

[madsailor]

Hi Tor,

Here you go – http://www.greenboatstuff.com/danospfuresy.html

I think I'll get one.

Bob

On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 1:43 PM, alan P < ([email][/email])> wrote:

OK, ya got me…. what is a vent whistle? I am sure it
goes in the vent, but after that…..I am not sure
alan

— Aaron Lynch < ([email][/email])> wrote:

I replaced the whole port with a stainless model
with plate glass which I
picked up at minney¹s for $20. It was an impulse
type deal, saw the thing
for sale and thought ³I can use that and it¹s a good
price.²

SO I ended up slightly enlarging the hole and
installing the new one.

Then, I ended up also installing a vent whistle
(which I think is the best
thing I ever bought BTW), so now I almost never look
at the gauge.

On 4/22/08 5:59 AM, John Stevenson wrote :

Rodd,
On Sarah the sight glass was removable. Just a

Beckson deck plate with clear

plastic cover. Well, it was clear at one time –

long before I owned the boat.

However, since it was removable it didn't really

matter how clear it was. A

couple of summer's ago the frame for the deck

plate cracked and I had to

replace it. The only thing available at the time

(this was in Cartagena,

Spain) was an opaque deck plate, which is what is

fitted in Sarah's cockpit

today.
Of course even with the deck plate cover removed

it was still very difficult

to read the gauge as it had become even more

cloudy than that the old “clear”

sight glass.
If your sight glass is not removable and you have

to replace it you might

consider getting a sturdy removable deck plate

(clear or opaque). The drawback

to a removable cover is that inevitably some water

will get on the top of the

tank and have to be sponged up periodically.

John

On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 8:37 AM, Joseph Steiner

< ([email][/email])> wrote:

yes, it's a bitch. I haven't replaced mine, but a
trick I use is to make it wet with a film of

water and

shine a flashlight through it to see the gauge. I
don't need to do it often, so it's not so onerous

a

task. Try to sail as much as possible.

Joe,
Half Moon.
— Rodd Leeds < ([email][/email])> wrote:

has anyone replaced the plastic in the fuel

gauge

sight glass in the cockpit sole? I can barely

see

the gauge through the lexan and would like to
replace it. I removed the aluminum ring from

the

cockpit, but I can't figure out how to get the

lexan

out. The bottom ring which I thought was a

rubber

gasket seems to be made of metal as well. Any

ideas

would be appreciated.

Rodd Leeds

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