Explosions: I think at least 90% of the boats in the USA with engines have gasoline engines, so the explosion rate is quite low. That said, if you have an older C&C – at least up to 1973 and maybe quite a bit past that – with a gasoline engine and original fuel system components YOU ARE STANDING INTO DANGER. The original fuel lines are NOT ethanol compatible. This included the FILL and the VENT lines, not just the supply line. My fill line was dissolving from the inside out. The original tanks, at least in 1973, were ternplate steel and they will rust through from the inside out. The 35 MK I uses an elbow fitting on the fuel fill that is made from a hardware store rubber elbow that looks like it is for a sink or a drainpipe and a piece of copper pipe. It is not even CLOSE to being rated for fuel and mine came apart.
A C&C 35 MK I did explode and burn a few years ago and I bet the fuel elbow fitting was the cause. Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I
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