I ran out of fuel 2x last season expecting 40G. At each refill, once after a humiliating tow and another in our home harbor with a dinghy to the dock and a Jerry can run, the tank would only take ~25G.
Tom Buscaglia S/V Alera 1990 C&C 37+/40 Vashon WA P 206.463.9200 C 305.409.3660 > On Mar 23, 2020, at 5:30 PM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote: > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 18:00:00 -0400 > From: Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> > To: "C&C List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Fuel Pickup on 37+/40 > Message-ID: > <CA+zaCRAwBPtoROoWVb2A=06b3bydqycq2gr-bzecq1ncjks...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I've had mine out. It is as simple as unscrewing the fitting coming off > the top of the tank. It was just a straight translucent white plastic tube > extending down about 11.5 inches from the top plain of the tank. The end > is cut at a slight angle and there is no filter or screen. > > What is your indication of "running out"? > > My fuel gage stops responding at about 1/4 tank and I believe that the > level sensor arm is bottoming out on a tank baffle so as to prevent it from > lowering fully. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD >
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