I store a 25L fuel tank in my forward locker but I'd really like to run some 1/4" fuel pipe to it and swop connections at the stern.
How can I run the pipe through a bulkhead and seal it so water can't get past and collect under the deck? Also it would prevent chaffing and provide mechanical support? I want as few joins as possible and I can't get a spanner on the other side of the bulkhead. There must be something like a gland I can buy but I can't find it.
I store a 25L fuel tank in my forward locker but I'd really like to run some 1/4" fuel pipe to it and swop connections at the stern.
How can I run the pipe through a bulkhead and seal it so water can't get past and collect under the deck? Also it would prevent chaffing and provide mechanical support? I want as few joins as possible and I can't get a spanner on the other side of the bulkhead. There must be something like a gland I can buy but I can't find it.
Many thanks!
Drill it 11.8 mm and tap it 1/4" bsp ,personally i tap all my fixings in fibreglass ,sure theres reasons why not to but works for me !
Sorry. I should clarify will be using (I think) 8mm bore e10 resistant rubber pipe, not copper. It's got an OD of 15mm. I think the grey Quicksilver pipe is 8mm bore not 6mm as I stated, but I'd buy the black stuff because of price and availability.
I was thinking a cable gland would allow me to run it in one length? Feasible? I might have to install a waterproof inspection hatch to be able to thread it through.
Iike orwel boy says you could probably get a thread good enough for a gland by running a bsp tap through from one side you'll get a 3/4"bsp tap for under a tenner from ebay, cut the thread & sikaflex the gland in & your probably good to go
3/4bsp is actually the bore size so should be big enough to get your hose through
Might need to be npt gland but same applies
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