----- Original Message ----- From: "Trevor Sheppard" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 12:56 AM Subject: [canals-list] Heron 57' question
> Hi folks, > > Are there any other owners/ex-owners out there with a 57 foot Heron who > might be able to tell me the capacity of the fuel tank? > > In general, is it likely that they would they have been made to a > standard size? > > Cheers, > > Trevor Trevor I wouldn't assume that all 57 ft Heron boats have the same capacity tank. I remember a few years ago when Liverpool Boats changed the radius of the stern but kept the same position for the bulkhead which formed the front of the tank. The result was several boats having fuel capacity of only approx 10 gallons :-( Is your fuel tank built in to the stern with the uxter plate forming the bottom and the rear deck forming the top of the tank? If so you can easily calculate the capacity and calibrate an accurate dipstick: Next time you top up the tank insert a length of dowel through the filler and then mark on the dowel the level of the fuel before filling (using a hacksaw or similar). Ask the boatyard to stop the pump at a nice round number of litres (i.e.25 or 50), dip the tank again and mark the dowel. Do the same for the next 25 or 50 litres (purely as a double check). You will then know that x litres of fuel measures y inches on the temporary dipstick. Then use the dipstick to measure the total height. All that is then needed is a bit of basic arithmetic and you can then calibrate a permanent dipstick. I had no idea of the capacity of the tank on my boat, but I now know it is exactly 200 litres. I have a dipsick calibrated in 25 litre divisions - simple!! Phil
