Locking fuel cap

During the summer our friends Anne and Ray on Jennyanydots unexpectedly ran out of diesel while we were out. There was no way they had cruised far enough since they last filled up to have run out when they did. The only thing we could think of was that they had had some diesel syphoned. Other people then told us of incidents that they had heard of concerning syphoning diesel.

Although the towpath telegraph often exaggerates incidents, with the increase in cost from 1 November we decided to look at ways of securing our diesel cap. Anyway, we came across the fuelock web site and ordered a locking diesel cap. It came within a couple of days and took just five minutes to fit. Problem solved. We can now be sure that our full tank stays full until we next go for a cruise.