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    gas odor only when underway

    Got it down to individual molecules…ended up drilling out the rivets holding the covers over the filler hoses to get them out. Everything looked solid and secure. Replaced all the old rubber & thru hull vents and on a whim I looked under the flip top gas caps. Both foam gaskets were dry...
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    gas odor only when underway

    I’m confident it’s open air. The exhausts are submerged at the speeds I’ve noticed it.
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    gas odor only when underway

    Update: Got the floor pulled out & removed all the void filler foam. That’s bone dry as is the bottom. Nothing leaking anywhere. I had the aft tank sender electrically fail about halfway through September, but it wasn’t seeping; it’s been replaced this week with new gasket & hardware. The...
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    gas odor only when underway

    Thanks for all the responses… I’ve owned this for 2 seasons, previous owner ( 3 years) is a good friend and fellow aircraft mechanic. I’ll fly in anything he wrenches on, so poor maintenance is way down the troubleshooting list. He bought it from the original owners. Boat is a 93 Hewescraft...
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    gas odor only when underway

    Started getting a faint gas odor in the canvas enclosed cabin of my river runner last fall. Only happens when underway and then I need to be moving faster than a couple knots. No obvious leaks, hoses and vent lines look ok as far as I can see them and the vent hoses don’t appear to be plugged...
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    Hewescraft fuel vent issues

    That’s my concern…don’t want to go out with that style bang. I’ll see if I can get anywhere on that forum, thanks.
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    Hewescraft fuel vent issues

    93 Riverrunner 200, Redline 302 with a Berkeley jet, 360 or so hours on it, 2 integral tanks below the decking. There are 2 fuel tank vents at the left upper corner, aft side of the transom with 2 vent hoses running under the left gunwale, fill caps are midships on the left gunwale. I started...
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