Editor's note: We received the following letter from Burke Schlott who equipped his Irwin 52 with two Seacurefill units, one for each fuel tank.  Pictures of his port fuel tank installation are at the bottom of this letter.

September 22, 2003

Mr. John Rix, President & CEO
Seacurefill LLC
667 Westminster Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420

Dear John,

I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you about my experience with your Seacurefill units. I have an Irwin 52, which has port and starboard fuel tanks. Fueling the boat was always a two-person operation, one to operate the fuel nozzle and the other to hold a can by the tank vent to prevent spills. We always had problems with the fuel spitting back at us out of the fill, even with the tanks almost empty. The air just couldn’t escape fast enough.

We installed two of your Seacurefill units and I must tell you that they work as advertised. No fuel out the vent and no fuel out of the fill. It’s a pleasure to install something on my boat that really works! Thank you.

Very truly yours,

Captain Burke Schlott
S/V KITTYHAWK
64 Harkness Drive
Madison, CT 06443

Seacurefill fitting is mounted on deck forward of fill and inline with port tank fuel vent.

Clear hose is snapped into Seacurefill fitting to divert any excess fuel back into fill.

Fueling stops when "operator" sees fuel in tube. Fuel drains back into tank. Not out vent

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