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Twocents is way more knowledgeable on that subject than I am so I'll wait for him to chime in.. but not that long ago there was only a few engine builders that were truly carb compliant.. mercury, Teague, Ilmor. I would have to imagine marine power and some of the other big name Mfg's are certified by now though. The new fuel systems are all crazy EPA shit that all of the mfg's are really unhappy with. .
The gas tanks in new boats these day must be signed off by a division of the EPA. I forgot the exact name.
Here's an example that I am currently going through:
You take your boat to IMCO. Then, IMCO has to draw an exact layout/plan of what the new tank will be. They send in the drawing to the EPA agency to get approved. You need charcoal filters, multiple breathers and a few other bullshit items. Once the drawing is sent back to IMCO, then they can built the new gas tank.
From what I heard, if a boat MFG doesn't install approved tanks, it can be a $135K fine against them. If it is just a person that gets caught without an approved tank in a newer boat, then they can get a $35K fine throw at them.
This hasn't been around very long, so not many 100% know all the details, but that's the word I heard.