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Auxiliary Fuel Tank Gauge
- Wsullivan71
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Auxiliary Fuel Tank Gauge
The Carver specification sheet says my boat holds 318 gallons of gas. While crawling around in the engine room I noticed that the port tank says it has a 98 gallon capacity. Assuming the stbd tank is the same, does the auxiliary tank really hold 122 gallons? Mine is leaking so I took it out of service but I am always nervous now when planning a trip with only being able to max out on 180 gallons or so of fuel. Any advice?
- bud37
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Re: Auxiliary Fuel Tank Gauge
There are some here that could help you with the new stuff on the market....I installed Garmin equip years back.
After install as a check....we filled the tanks and kept track of fuel usage then filled the tanks again and compared....never exact because its nearly impossible to fill marine tanks the same every time but after a couple checks a pattern will emerge you can count on.....good luck with your boat.
- buster53
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Re: Auxiliary Fuel Tank Gauge
Is it the tank that is leaking or one of the fuel hoses, either the fill hose or hose to the engine? Obviously you don’t want to use that tank with any kind of leak issue.
- Wsullivan71
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Re: Auxiliary Fuel Tank Gauge
- buster53
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Re: Auxiliary Fuel Tank Gauge
I would imagine the cost to replace that tank won’t be cheap. Have you looked into it?
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Re: Auxiliary Fuel Tank Gauge
Here is the price that was paid to replace my aft tank in 2001.
Note, the boat was only three years old!
- Wsullivan71
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- chpsk8
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Re: Auxiliary Fuel Tank Gauge
- Wsullivan71
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