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How To Siphon Gas (5 gallons per minute!)

Ski boats have gas tanks. Ours takes over 30 gallons. In order to avoid the high price of buying fuel on the water (usually $1.50-2.00 above regular gas prices), I use 5-gallon gas cans. This also gives me control over the fuel grade that goes in my boat. But filling a boat can be messy. Two simple reasons to use a siphon: 1. Over the life of your boat, there's a high risk you will spill fuel in the lake at least a few times. Siphoning reduces that risk. 2. You don't have to hold the gas can! Most of the siphons I've found online use a very small diameter hose. They take FOREVER to use. Each 5-gallon gas can can take 3-4 minutes with some models. I usually put in 10 or 20 gallons at a time. That adds up! Using a hose with a larger diameter solves this problem, but you'll have to prime the system, so to speak, without any aids that come with store-bought siphons. As you can see in the video, with a 1 1/4" diameter hose, I can empty 5 gallons in a little over 1 minute. I can't take credit for any of this. A waterski friend of mine showed this to me years ago. Here are the steps! A - Go to the hardware store and buy a clear 1 1/4" diameter hose. Cut to whatever length you need. I have a 5-foot hose in the video, which works well for my boat. B - Cut a small notch or two in one end of the hose so that there is no way it can sit so flush to the bottom of the gas can that it cannot draw fuel. C - Insert the hose into the gas tank first. Then insert into the gas can. This order is important as you run the risk of knocking the gas can over if you put the hose in it first. D - Wrap your hand around the hose and the opening of the gas can to create a decent seal. It doesn't have to be perfect. If you don't like the smell of gas you can use a towel or T-shirt. Leave a small air gap for your mouth as you will be blowing INTO the gas can. E - The idea here is to increase the air pressure in the gas can such that the fuel will flow up the hose and empty into the boat's gas tank. So, take a deep breath and blow into the small air gap you left where the hose enters the gas can. Continue exhaling/blowing until you see the fuel completely fill the hose. The hose should be filled all the way to the boat's tank. If not, the siphon may not take. F - Once the fuel is flowing just make sure the end of the hose in the gas can is at the lowest point in the can. In the video, you'll see how I have the can tilted slightly to the port side of the boat.