royalcitymarina
New Member
is the boat safe to drive with fuel in bilge? i don't want to even drive the boat.
issues with filling tank
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Bryan Allen
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Dont------
Rain City
Crew Member
I wonder if with all the hot weather caused things to expand and with nowhere for the pressure to go, something gave.
royalcitymarina
New Member
perhaps you're right. because i never knew how much fuel i had , i had to fill up when close to gas station on the river. but with a new boat you'd think this wouldn't happen. GA wouldn't even come to marina to check it out , they wanted me to bring it to them at my cost. i'm trying to get my boat mechanic to do the work if kingfisher can approve that.
Bryan Allen
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As time goes by, you will get to know your cruising range. The only thing that screwed up was my dash fuel guage when I bought my Alumaweld in Oregon in 2008 was the gauge . The sender just got jammed. It was a pain trying to get the supplier in Oregon to help ..( Just bring it down here and we will change the float and sensor---- screw that. ) Well I learned quickly how much a standard hr of travel and fishing burned by refueling each time I went out. For years myself and two buddies with lots of ice and a excess of gear had no problem with travelling from Port Hardy to Cape Caution, fishing and return. Yes-- I did the calculation of fuel consumption/kms but it wasn't necessary as we knew the 200L tank had lots of reserve . Just dont try to rely on tables until you verify what you actually burn. Good luck--- I have been boating inshore and offshore in BC for over 60 years. You wont find a better way to spend your money .. just try to get your significant other to buy into the life style.
zurk
Well-Known Member
get a fuel data manager, plug it into your n2k bus and your chartplotter will automatically calculate your range in real time.
i wouldnt drive the boat with fuel in the bilge unless you like your new boat exploding in a fireball when the bilge pump decides to turn on but you do you.
i wouldnt drive the boat with fuel in the bilge unless you like your new boat exploding in a fireball when the bilge pump decides to turn on but you do you.
royalcitymarina
New Member
thanks good advise. any fuel data manager links you can send please. thankyou.
salmonkiller01
Well-Known Member
What power do you have? All new engines give gph data and with electronics you have I am sure it keeps track.
royalcitymarina
New Member
thanks. two 150yami. i have the yamaha display as well as the simrad small separate display.
You will find that boat tanks are slower to fill later in the day...on hotter days. I always try and add fuel first thing in the morning when the fuel and tank is cool. I can pour it full blast from a 5 gallon can no problems. Later in the day on hot summer days it burps back if I go to fast... I bet I'm going at least 50% slower to prevent it.
royalcitymarina
New Member
thanks for that. i find it neglectful that the dealer would tell me to drive the boat back to them up river to do warranty work on the fuel tank after i told them i have gas in bilge.
InterMechanico
Well-Known Member
I understand how you feel, but I think it’s pretty standard practice to offer warranty repair in this manner. The dealer I ended up buying my boat from bends over backwards to help me out, but GA Checkpoint is not that kind of dealer (IMHO)
