[Public-list] Fuel tanks

[Tom S.]

Gordon,

I guess it would be  no more than adding a small crew member. I do like 
the idea of an extended range.

I wonder if anyone has added an auxiliary tank in an unlikely location 
and connected it to the main tank with a transfer pump? I once gave this 
brief consideration.

If you kept the extra tank empty in cold weather do you think 
condensation could maybe be an issue? .....just a thought.

tom s

Gordon Laco wrote:
> Thanks Tom - 
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> We would keep the extra tank empty except when cruising - I was just down at
> the boat measuring things.  My son and I moving weights around to see what
> diff the 130 odd pounds would make... Strangely enough not much.  The real
> effect would be in pitching and rolling moment...but I think that the added
> convenience of the extended range, not having to have jerry cans in the
> cockpit and of course the fuel gauge problem elegantly resolved out weighs
> the negatives.
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> Bye the way if any of you heard muffled cursing and rumbling coming from the
> north on Sunday, that was me when I realized the gauge was dead, the problem
> was in the sending unit, and the sending unit could not be reached unless
> the factory installed fuel filler hose, steering, throttle and shift
> assemblies were removed...
>
> Gord #426
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>> Gordon,
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>> The tank should make little difference in the trim of your boat.
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>> But that may all change if you should  fill it with fuel!
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>> All kidding aside .... I would not want to add any additional weight in
>> the aft portion of my boat. It is a little out of fore and aft trim now
>> unless the front water tank is topped off.
>>
>> tom s
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>> Gordon Laco wrote:
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>>> Hello there - 
>>>
>>> I have decided that I am going to install a second fuel tank in Surprise -
>>> can somebody remind me of the Tempo model others have installed against the
>>> boat's side?  Does the tank in that location make a noticeable change in the
>>> boat's trim?
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>>> Gord #426 Surprise
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