And the weeks' winner is....
Me. For f**kup of the week, that is. What's your PB for attempting to fill a fuel tank through a rod holder? Mine is now 75 litres
. Talk about mind on task-not. I had unscrewed the gunwhale filler, even, then stuck the nozzle in, and carefully watched the rod holder for signs of blowback 
Only spotted it when I noticed the fuel running down the forecourt, two 40mm bungs open. Judging from what i recovered by bucket through the bungs, around 25 litres went down the road. Mal the owner said it wasn't the worst he had seen--that stood at $400 worth. I blame those new markers at the rivermouth, I'm still shaking my head at the waste of $1.4 million. 
Oh, and for anyone heading up this way, the river started running a bit last night--not much in it, but it should stir up the fishing around the rivermouth, both land-and boat based.
opsrey
Posts: 1200
Date Joined: 05/10/07
You won't be the last.
its a dangerous situation really. Had a mate do the same and ruined his carpet.
I got talking to a local at Kalbari while waiting for the fuel station to open.
when the pumps started I grabbed a hose and lifted it to the fill hole. My mind was making alarms which I couldn't work out, and thankfully the local said "you have the diesel hose" . Geezus that was a bit lucky.
Auslobster
Posts: 1901
Date Joined: 03/05/08
Happens way too much!
Thankfully I haven't done it yet, but you KNOW it's gotta be a conspiracy between the oil companies and fishing rod manufacturers...you'd think either the rods (and therefore the rod holders)or the fuel filling nozzles (and therefore inlets) would be square, just to stop the confusion.
It's big business trying to suppress the little bloke, I'm tellin' ya!
randall df223
Posts: 6454
Date Joined: 08/08/11
There was a post on FB
There was a post on FB during the week about some doing exactly the same thing and the boat exploded. serious stuff! The bloke was very badly injured. ànd . destroyed his tinnie
Fish! HARD!
Swompa
Posts: 3781
Date Joined: 14/10/12
Yeah saw that too. In NZ.
Yeah saw that too. In NZ. Bloke died I think?
Auslobster
Posts: 1901
Date Joined: 03/05/08
There ya go...
...big business trying to BLOW UP the little bloke!
C.P
Posts: 345
Date Joined: 04/01/12
Mabo
Classic example Auslobster
tangles
Posts: 1367
Date Joined: 17/12/06
yest
sat there yest arvo watchn yaght come in. Even he didnt go on the inside of the suicide stbd marker!!
Reminds me of tandabbidi after dropping punters onbeach after whaleshark tour. Beers beach n lmao at the shitshow at the ramp!!
Anytime Brad
Posts: 237
Date Joined: 20/07/09
through the filler but still on the floor
Picked up my brand new trailcraft, stopped at the servo on the way home and poped the bowser filler into the filler pipe and started filling. After a few minutes noticed fuel coming out the scuppers, the doppy fitters hadnt connected the filler tube. Ruined carpet and 60l of fuel gone. Fixed under warrenty and compensation for lost fuel but what a way to start with the new boat.
I would rather be fishing
aussiejoe
Posts: 93
Date Joined: 01/03/14
Mee too
I thought I was the only absent minded boatie that could do something that stupid. Happened to me after owning the boat for over 10 years late last year. Lost 40 litres but carpet seems OK.
Paul H
Posts: 2104
Date Joined: 18/01/07
Benefits of having tote tanks
Benefits of having tote tanks - I don't miss!! :-)
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