[Public-List] Fuel Guage after-the-fact

[edward schroeder]

Thank you, Bob Kirk. I too flew Cucs and I remember the wire .Yes, we have a vertical fill hose. I will try it. I presume that you fill the tank, insert dowel, mark the wet portion in quarters?
 
Ed Schroeder

--- On Mon, 6/27/11, Robert Kirk <isobar at verizon.net> wrote:


From: Robert Kirk <isobar at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Fuel Guage after-the-fact
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Date: Monday, June 27, 2011, 4:55 PM


Does your boat have the luxury of a (pretty) vertical deck fill? Isobar has an elegant fuel gage: a length of dowel calibrated with marks at 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and full. Works great. Think dipstick.

When I first flew a Piper Cub, that fuel gage was similar. The fuel tank was directly in front of the cockpit and a thin vertical rod, mounted on a floating cork in the tank, stuck up in front of you. Elegant and simple; Never tried it in a loop or flying inverted, though.

Bob Kirk
Isobar #181


At 10:34 AM 6/27/2011, edward schroeder wrote:
> From Ed Schroeder, former Alberger:
> The club purchased a Hunter 34 after the Emotional Rescue was wrecked and purchased by our insurance company. There is no fuel guage for the fuel tank and it causes much concern when various members are unsure if there is fuel onboard. Has anybody installed a fuel guage AFTER the tank has been installed? Must one cut into the top of the plastic tank? I really miss sailing on the Alberg, rail down, and being so knowledgable about what was under me.

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