OK, so my chain on the SeaPro 180CC gas cap breaks last September and I cleverly don’t spend $1.00 to buy a new chain to secure my gas cap.
The following sequence of events brings me to today:
-Lose gas cap (naturally)
-Unable to locate a replacement gas cap because the boat is 17 years old. There is nobody in now defunct SeaPro (including former dealers)who have any clue about the cap.
-I buy a Perko, White Cap, and Sea Dog cap - none of which fits.
-Order off brand cap from Amazon - still doesn’t fit.
-Buy filler tube and cap assembly from West Marine: $38.00
-Finally figure out how to remove old filler cap. Discover that SeaPro cut a hole that is slighty too big for the aftermarket filler tube I just bought. Two of the three screw holes will miss the deck if I try to mount it.
-Will have to buy a piece of Starboard and mount this under the factory cutout so the screws will have a place to bite.
-Had to fiberglass factory screw holes that were wallowed out with Marine Tex.
-Had to buy 1/8" sheet rubber to fabricate a seal to go under the fill tube.
Wish I had spent a $1.00 to secure my original gas cap.
By the way, despite my best efforts, a small piece of debris fell into the gas tube when I removed the old filler cap. This will certainly clog the carbs at the worst possible time.
Ain’t boating great?
Sammie