Before fueling up I was pouring diesel fuel additive into my tank. I was careless/lazy and allowed the foam gasket from the screw on cap to fall into the fuel fill. It was white foam, a little bigger than a quarter and as thick as a heavy piece of construction paper. I assume it will float. My tanks are the original fiberglass ones. I'm hoping the fuel will eventually break it down. I don't know how the baffles in the tank are laid out and whether they will prevent the disc from traveling toward the fuel pick up. I can't think of anything to do except hope for the best.
Saturday the boat wouldn't start. Turned the keys and just got a click. Looked at the batteries located on a shelf between the engines and found this. No one seems sure what caused this. My guess is the water in the cell was low, gas formed and somehow ignited. I'm guessing ignition since the case was blasted open rather than the cap simply being popped off. Some people have suggested "over-charging". My boat has a trickle charger that I leave on all the time but now I'm rethinking that since I run the boat weekly during the season.
