[Michael Vezzosi]

Yacht Jim, I really do want to buy a plotter from you, just haven't decided which one. Even got my tax return back. Anyway, I know I can help you. Stop in a truck stop. Ask for a large diameter syphon hose with the brass check valve. It's the coolest thing you've ever seen provided you have stolen, I mean, swallowed gas before. It will be about 15 feet long. Place the open end in the container you want to syphon fuel TO. Preferrably lower, gravity will help, and be faster. Next, place the brass ball/check valve inside the boat fuel cell, until it is below the level of the fuel. Then just shake back and forth a half a dozen times and the clear tube will fill. It's pretty amazing. Be careful, this is MUCH faster than traditional methods due to the added diameter of the hose. Do not leave unnattended! This is really fast. You'll have it the rest of your life. I can't get over how often we use them around the shop, boats, diesel trucks, and transferring racing fuels. They're really sharp if you've never seen one. Hope this helps. Part II.