Don't buy BP petrol for your boat

[PADDLES]

my old signature used to have an earth wire from the filler to the tank

[robersl]

I think I heard on the radio today that 155 BP station have already been changed over to E10 and now starting on the Shell

[Dave_H]

In answer to those talking about static electricity and earthing plastic containers etc you will find that as a plastic surface (or polyester if you are talking about clothing) can hold a charge on any part of its surface (and not neccessarily a constant charge across its entire surface) simply bonding one part of the neck or similar may not be enough to stop a charge being discharged.

At one stage an aircraft operator I worked for many many years ago used to transport the odd bit fuel in normal plastic jerry cans in the floats of the aircraft. One single small zap off the outside of a (thankfully) closed empty container to his hand one day when he went to pick it up in the hangar was enough to change his way of thinking (it wasn't illegal to carry fuel externally on an aircraft like this at that time).

Static seems to become more prevalent when there is a very dry strong wind blowing. I know a Fairmont Ghia (think plush synthetic interior) I used to own used to zap me every bloody time I got out of it in August/September (strong cool and dry westerlies prevail in NSW about then).

I (like most here I guess) own and use those plastic jerries and normal red boat fuel tanks. It does make me wonder what thought has gone into the materials used to construct these tanks and what latent risks they contain...

Regards,

Dave H