Products to Keep Fuel Where it Belongs—In Your Tank

It’s hot, the harbor is crowded, and you have been circling the fuel dock for 25 minutes waiting your turn. Finally you snag a spot on the dock. You’re pumping diesel as quick as you can when your grandson tugs on your arm, begging for spare change for an ice cream sandwich from the ships store.

With your wallet hand deeply in the pocket of your Bermuda shorts, your tanks are suddenly and unpredictably full. Before you can say “Eskimo Pie,” pink diesel is tumbling out of your tank vent, down the side of your new gel-coated hull, and hitting the water—naturally, right as a mama duck leads a family of fuzzy ducklings by. In one careless moment, you’ve streaked your gelcoat, broken a federal environmental law, and insulted nature right in her face.

Has this ever happened to you or someone you know? You aren’t the only one.