Lazarette venting
While My V21 circa 1976 is smaller than the 26(plan to upgrade in a few years) I too have a lazarette that is open through the boat. Since the cockpit is a good bit smaller on the 21 than the 26 and I was given a 6 gallon tank, I had to go with the lazarette. To manage this(since we all know the engine wont get fuel without the tank vented) I devised a vent from a spare cap to the tank. this is done with adapters to a flexible(garden)hose and a thru-hull at the transom just behind the tiller which should make it too high for all but the most stubborn following waves. My tank is bungeed VERY securely in the lazarette and I feel it's much safer by far than using the internal outboard tank and keeping a spare can of fuel in the boat and hoping it doesn't tip over - been there, done that, was lucky we didn't explode when it did tip and empty into the bilges. I have decided that the hose needs to be a bit longer to allow a loop in case condensation builds in the hose near the thru vent (of course if that following wave did hit us, the tank might cease to vent and the engine would stop..)
While My V21 circa 1976 is smaller than the 26(plan to upgrade in a few years) I too have a lazarette that is open through the boat. Since the cockpit is a good bit smaller on the 21 than the 26 and I was given a 6 gallon tank, I had to go with the lazarette. To manage this(since we all know the engine wont get fuel without the tank vented) I devised a vent from a spare cap to the tank. this is done with adapters to a flexible(garden)hose and a thru-hull at the transom just behind the tiller which should make it too high for all but the most stubborn following waves. My tank is bungeed VERY securely in the lazarette and I feel it's much safer by far than using the internal outboard tank and keeping a spare can of fuel in the boat and hoping it doesn't tip over - been there, done that, was lucky we didn't explode when it did tip and empty into the bilges. I have decided that the hose needs to be a bit longer to allow a loop in case condensation builds in the hose near the thru vent (of course if that following wave did hit us, the tank might cease to vent and the engine would stop..)
