10 hp honda kicker motor fuel starvation

[jlm4662]

I have a 4 stroke 10 hp honda kicker motor mid 80's on my boat and i had a splice put in a fuel line from my main tank. to the swim step where the outboard is located. it has a fuel starvation cannot pull the gas that far (about 15') when i attach it to the portable full tank it runs fine. any suggestions? do the make some sort of fuel booster pump that is safe?
thanks

 

[hondon]

Re: 10 hp honda kicker motor fuel starvation

Since this is a kicker,why not just use that portable tank?Otherwise you are not only expecting that fuel pump to overcome that long run ,but the anti siphon valve and any other filters or restictions involved as well.A tall order for that little fuel pump.