Time to look at this ferry tank fitting. How in the world am I going to make it work?

I finally have the basic components for pumps and hoses fitted.

I put everything together with the armrests and so on. Now its crunch time.

I filled the tank in place with air from a blow up bed pump and it looks like I should get at least 200 liters into the tank. Its maximum is 250 litres (66 gallons).

Immediate problems are that I can’t close the canopy with that hose there and the tank is pushing on the canopy latch fittings. I may have to make some sort of substantial cover so the tank is not pinched or pierced.

To my surprise this looks like the better option. I will still have to cut the filler hose shorted but now its not pointing at my head! The down side is that the tank outlet is not at the lowest point so I will have to have a look at that. I might look at a fitting on the passengers headrest that when fitted holds the filler hose end in place.  Another job is to make the outlet hose longer now it is around the other way!

I need to ensure that in turbulence the filler head doesn’t impact the canopy AND I need to get it closing without hindrance. I may need a frame over the fuel pumps to ensure the tank exit is at the lowest point.

There is some more work to do on this later…