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I just bought my first boat. It's a 15ft tri hull Thundercraft with a 90 hp Mercury. The boat is in excellent running condition. The interior is completely gone and is going to the upholstery shop this week for a whole new interior. My question is about the back of the boat where the gas can and battery sit. My boat has carpet front to back. However, over the years of small spills, drips etc. the back of the boat is an oily mess of carpet. Once I replace all this interior, I don't want to head down the path of a greasy mess again. What do you do to keep your drips off the carpet? Is there a commercially available pan to keep your gas can in to catch drips? I noticed just the other day when I took the gas can out to fill it up, a drop or two of gas dripped out of the coupler. If I do this every time I get gas, it won't be long before I ruin my new interior.
You didn't say what year model but if it has a covered area in the rear to put the gas tank, I'd consider a built in tank. They come in various sizes, I used a 12 gallon. If you manually mix oil in the gas with that Mercury engine, you can put 6 gallons in at a time or just figure how much oil per gallon. You would have a fill port on the surface of the boat, kinda like your car. They make kits for the modification. Might look at West Marine for parts if yer handy with tools or have the boatshop install one. Makes it easier and a lot less headaches to have the tank built in. Permanent Fuel Tanks | West Marine WEST MARINE Deck Fill for Gas | West Marine
You could get a small drip pan like those sold to put under cars that leak some oil, but I like the idea of the built-in tank better myself.
Gas-soaked carpet is a bad fire hazard, so this is not just a dirty mess, it is at least somewhat dangerous.
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