Monthly Archives: September 2021
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- September 02, 2021
In 2011, sweeping reforms were made to the EPA fuel emission reduction guidelines. These changes had huge and significant effects on the marine industry, causing substantial changes to the engineering of the fuel systems that are used on boats. These changes improve the safety of boat fuel systems, but also increase the overall cost of the systems, sometimes as much as 100%. The three main facets of the 2011 EPA regulations are low permeation, evaporative emissions and anti-spitback requirements.
Low Permeation
The fuel that you use in your boat is constantly emitting invisible hydrocarbons into the atmosphere. These hydrocarbons are extremely pollutant and harmful to the environment. Even when fuel is contained inside your boat's fuel system, hydrocarbons are able to travel through the walls of a plastic fuel tank or a rubber fuel hose. The 2011 EPA regulations (which are part of the Clean Air Act) set new maximum levels for how much hydrocarbons are allowed to permeate
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