What is used as a connector to a boat gas tank?

I'd save yourself some grief and purchase a new plastic tank, it will come complete with everything. All the new portable tanks are plastic now as a safty measure.

Go to westmarine online, they have a nice selection of portable tanks.

Jimw wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

Boat tanks usually don't come with the fuel connectors because the connectors for Mercury or Evinrude motors are different. I would guess that the person you got the tank from kept the connector so he could use it again on another tank.

You can use any elbow with the correct size and thread type. Screw the adaptor you need into the elbow. Note that there is supposed to be a small tube inside the tank on the underside of the small hole that sucks gas up from the bottom of the tank. Make sure that the tube is still there or you won't get any gas at all from the tank.

Plastic tanks are not a :safety measure", they are an economy measure. And West Marine is about the most expensive chandelery on earth.

And don't forget to open the vent on the cap! ;-)

You mean that a tank that melts, runs, and burns is safer than a tank that can take some heat? News to me.

Yes they are, they can withstand the required drop testing that metal cans cannot. West Marine may be expensive, but google and find many more places to purchase a plastic boat gas can.

Cite please. This sounds like baloney from a marketing department.