Fuel line

[ncanteiro]

I have fitted the fuel line on my rib inside a large tube together with all the other cables. Is this advisable ? Any suggestions ?

[Nos4r2]

On what boat, what length line and what else is in the tube?

[ncanteiro]

It´s a Humber Assault 4.5 m, the engine was fixed in the transom by Barnet marine and at the time they supplied a large hose where they fitted the steering cable. In that same hose I have fitted the other two cables from the outboard, the battery cables, the sounder transducer cable and bilge pump power supply cable. The total lenght of the fuel line is 4 metres. Everything works fine. Recently I have been told that although most people do this it´s not a good idea to have the fuel line tucked away with all the other cables.
Any thoughts, ideas or opinions ?? someone even told me that this is ilegal !!

[fast fred]

it is best to run the fuel line by it's self, or isolated .

[Chris]

All my cables run with the fuel line under the deck in trunking, I know its not ideal but it would mean an awful lot of work and cost to change it.

I think this is how most RIBS do it anyway.

Chris

[al40]

I put both my fuel line and main +ve battery cable inside (seperate) flexible conduit from screwfix before feeding it through the underfloor ducting. Just wanted a bit more abrasion resistance and also to stop the fuel line being squashed.


http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...18248&id=30690

Al

[ncanteiro]

Thank you all for your suggestions