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Originally Posted by Jidge
I'm not sure if this is a usual for everyone but I unload all passengers while fueling. I only say this because the past couple of times I refueled and also just watching in general I noticed boats refueling with all passengers onboard. I learned it in the Boaters safety class and think its a good rule. I also keep the blower running. I'm pretty new on the lake (two seasons) but I hope I don't get lazy with experience. I'm sure after many fuel ups without incident, some may think nothing will ever happen. I'm not taking the chance.
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Unloading passengers is correct.
Running blowers DURING fueling is not correct (according to most sources). You risk sucking vapors into the engine space.
You turn off the blowers during fueling, then run them for four minutes after fueling to remove any fuel vapors. This is before starting your engines.