Stuck on a Full
09-26-2011, 05:22 PM
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Stuck on a Full
Sounds great huh? Until your stuck in the middle of the lake...My fuel gauge always reads full. Having a 27 with the 47 gallon tank can be an issue at the end of the weekend. Any thoughts on where to begin on troubleshooting?
09-26-2011, 06:46 PM
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you will find other threads on the site talking about the fuel level gauges on 27s. In my boat, if the gauge shows 1/4 full, you better be near a gas pump PDQ or you'll be stuck in the middle of the lake like you.
I'm pretty sure your boat has a 60gal tank, not 47.
I'm pretty sure your boat has a 60gal tank, not 47.
09-26-2011, 09:18 PM
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My 27 had a 63 gal tank.
Both my 27 and 32 fuel gauge reads full for a long time. I don't worry about gas till it starts moving. Full to 3/4 isn't bad, 3/4 to 1/2 goes fast, 1/2 to 1/4 even faster, 1/4 to E, almost instantly! At 1/4 better have your bumpers and ropes tied on and ready to dock.
Both my 27 and 32 fuel gauge reads full for a long time. I don't worry about gas till it starts moving. Full to 3/4 isn't bad, 3/4 to 1/2 goes fast, 1/2 to 1/4 even faster, 1/4 to E, almost instantly! At 1/4 better have your bumpers and ropes tied on and ready to dock.
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09-27-2011, 07:12 AM
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The reason I am saying 47 is because I ran it out of gas on my first outing. Got five gallons to get me to a fuel station and it topped off at 46.5 gallons. I figured it took 4.5 gallons to get me home.
09-27-2011, 10:56 AM
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Both mine have been/is a pain to fill full. If I stop at 1st splash out the vent, it still has many gals to go to be full. I listen to it while filling, then slow the rate when the tone changes.
Pain is when I stop as stations with loud overhead music playing. I also cut a hole in the side of a 20oz pop bottle and hold over the vent when it starts getting full. Catches all the splash out the vent and keeps gas off the rub rail.
Pain is when I stop as stations with loud overhead music playing. I also cut a hole in the side of a 20oz pop bottle and hold over the vent when it starts getting full. Catches all the splash out the vent and keeps gas off the rub rail.
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