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Fuel Level
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Jules Shockley
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May 05, 2009 03:35 PDT
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I downloaded the fuel chart and have been using it as a cross reference.
But I believe I discovered a bit of a problem. It might well measure
total tank volume but I don't believe it accounts for UNUSABLE fuel.
That amount depends on where the pickup tube is placed. My port tank
appears to have around 3 inches of fuel left that I can't burn. Don't
know about the stbd one. I'm going to completely drain both tanks and
recalibrate them. I'll post the results. If your w/o tanks were made by
the Tampa Sheet Metal Company, as were mine, I'm sure they will measure
the same. This is an academic problem if one keeps enough fuel in the
tanks, but if you are in the middle of nowhere, someday, it might become
an issue.
My original question was has anyone figured out how to get an accurate
measurement by dipping the tanks. Has anyone come up with a useful
device, or tool for doing this? The real answer would be to install a
fuel quantity system but, as usual, cost is an issue.
I hope this question does not seem too trivial for the group, but there
are times when this boat is a 38000 lb jigsaw puzzle.
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