Fuel Selector Valve Decal

srbaum

srbaum

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C Dory Year
2007
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26 Venture
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Osprey
In the splash well of my C-Dory 22, I have a fuel selector valve to switch between the two fuel tanks. There is a decal mounted to indicate the valve handle position tank orientation. The decal is black and about 3 3/8" dia. with white lettering to indicate port, starboard, off and the word gasoline. The decal letting has faded and you can no longer read the words.
I tried to make letting from a label maker, but there is no UV resistance in these labels, so within a matter of a few weeks, that lettering is no longer ledgable as well.
I have searched for a replacement decal without luck and even contacted Moeller without luck. Yesterday I went to a sign shop to see about getting a decal made and they can meet my needs, but for the minimum cost of $35 + tax...
Do any of you know where these decals are available?
Thanks for your assistance in advance!
Best regards,
Steve Baum
 
Steve-

I had the same problem.

No decal will stay there for long.

I riveted a Red, a Green, and a Black plastic washer right next to valve on the fiberglass to indicate the Starboard, Port, and Off positions for the pointer.

I don't know about anyone else, but my fuel selector valve doesn't just point to the three detents for those positions, but several more also, the extra ones also being off, so I had-

FUEL ROULETTE: >OFF-OFF-STARBOARD-OFF-PORT-OFF-OFF->(REPEAT)

(This still the original valve from 1987 with no leaks, so, "if it ain't broke don't fix it"………………….! :lol:

Something had to be done, so that's what I did. It might work for you.

Good Luck

Joe. :teeth :thup
 
Another idea is go to an engraving business (awards, trophies).
They can inscribe it in metal or plastic and you glue it in place
 
Wag Aero or Univair companies are in the business of making such things for aircraft fuel selectors, which are the same as the one on your C-dory. Look them up on the internet and you will probably find something that will look nice and fight the UV as well.
 
Thanks for everyone's help. I am having a trophy shop engrave a plastic plate to take the place of the old decal.
 
I use a Brother label machine and their TZe label tape

or if you are very careful and neat, try

DYKEM Texpen industrial paint marker which is available in various colors. We use black.

or for other items, we go to an Awards shop and have them engrave plastic or SS tags and mount with super glue
 
Mine has no identification

If you can imagine a T

Top left seems to shut fuel off and collapses primer bulb

Right is for starboard tank

And bottom may allow fuel from both

Haven't quite figured it out yet

Like the idea of the trophy tags

Just don't know what to get or where to put them frustrated.gif
 
WeekiTiki":1kbkxa6x said:
Mine has no identification...
Just don't know what to get or where to put them
Click to expand...

There are two shops which appear to be near you:
Joni Industries,
16230 Aviation Loop Dr
Brooksville, FL 34604

All Stars Awards and Trophies,
7296 Sunshine Grove Rd
Brooksville, FL 34613

Google is your friend!

Figure out where the "pointer" is for each position: There should be "Port", "Starboard" and "off". I do not believe that any of these valves have an "all".

Here is an online place which will do 3 x 3" rounded corners, white with black engraved letters for $3.95

I found a local guy who was only a few miles from my house which did this sort of work as a paying hobby. It was about $10 for one the tags Yellow, black lettering, 3" x 5" capacity plate, exact copy of what was supposed to be on one of my boats.
 
2002 CD22 fuel selector had no "all" position. When my decal faded, I had a local jewelry/trophy shop engrave black painted aluminum plates (therefore very contrasting aluminum writing) with sticky backs. Worked great for 10 or more years and still great; also did some more plates for added switches on interior. Also great as you get the exact wording you want instead of some generic decal wording that will peel or fade.

Jay
 
Another in-expensive way are Bernard Identi-Plates: Downwind Marine has them in :"port tank" and "Starboard tank" on 1/2 x 1.5" black plaques with white engraved lettering at about $1.80 each. I have also seen Bernard "off' plaques in the same style. You can use several types of glues, or screws to fasten the plaques to the side of the splash well.
 
Joining this thread a bit late, but I’m in the same boat (yes, pun intended) with the selector valve lable.
Based on what is left of the label (original?) I thought pointing at S for starboard and P for port would work, but not so much. I also took a guess that the handle inline with the intended hose would be “open” but that didn’t quite work either.
Process of elimination, I turned the valve so that the bulb would not fill when squeezed and then rotated the valve until the bulb did fill. That at least gave me fuel again and since I had already run starboard empty, being able to get going again tells me I’m running on the port tank now. What I don’t know, is just how open the valve is at any particular position.

My next move is to find “off”, collapse the bulb, then rotate the valve until it starts to fill, add a Mark to that position and then keep turning the valve until the bulb won’t fill and mark that spot halfway between the two positions hopefully indicating fully open.
Then I can repeat the process, finding the other tank position. Determining which tank is which by which one the fuel starts disappearing from.

With all that done I can 3D print my own replacement and enjoy visual perfection of a fuel tank selector switch.

Part of me so badly wants to replace the valve while I’m at it, but I’m clinging to the “not broke / no fix” mantra.
 

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