--- In [email protected], "Phil Rushton" <rush...@...> wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Trevor Sheppard" <listsandst...@...> > 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
Thanks Phil, for a simple and sound idea. ~Allan~ >
