As I found out the hard way, these allow fuel to puddle, preventing the marine fuel tank vent system from functioning properly. ... or the ABS-plastic SSI 2 5/8-inch-wide clamshell. As for positioning ...

Ray: Plastic fuel tanks have a number of advantages: They weigh less, they're cheaper to produce and they don't rust. Tom: And they may be better in accidents, too.

Yamaha Motor Corp. said June 19 that it bought Kracor Inc. and will fold it into Yamaha Marine Systems Co. of Kennesaw, Ga. Kracor was founded and owned by rotomolding guru George Kraemar.

AUBURN HILLS, MICH. — All roads lead to California — at least when it comes to the creation of a complex plastic fuel tank system called the Tank Advanced Process Technology.