that's a quite common problem with shallow tanks and the typical float sensors. The attitude of the boat is different between running on plane and sitting in the water. When you are on plane the bow is up and the fuel will "flow" to the rear of the tank where the senders usually are installed. There's no possibility to change that short of installing a fuel flow gauge which will show you how much you consumed (if you don't forget to reset it after filling her up).
totally forgot about that...i forgot to mention though it takes a while to show a reading that isn't full..for instance i'll be out on the water and it says full the whole time then i dock for an hour or so and it'll still say full. then by the end of the day it shows a reading.
I have same sort of problem and am getting ready to pull the gage cluster to test all wires. My tach is also pegged on 1k so I hope to find something obvious.
totally forgot about that...i forgot to mention though it takes a while to show a reading that isn't full..for instance i'll be out on the water and it says full the whole time then i dock for an hour or so and it'll still say full. then by the end of the day it shows a reading.
That means that the float isn't adjusted correctly (or can't be because of a very shallow tank). There are better senders on the market which use a float ring around the sender tube. These are a bit better but can't change the "nose up" issue either. Look at the other style at wemausa.com
Let me ask this. Say one wanted to take a 2 gal gas can along for precautions. 1). Would you recommend this for safety reasons and 2) where to safely store it on something like a bowrider. Obviously I wouldn't want this can any where near the engine compartment, but what about under one of the front cushions?
Let me ask this. Say one wanted to take a 2 gal gas can along for precautions. 1). Would you recommend this for safety reasons and 2) where to safely store it on something like a bowrider. Obviously I wouldn't want this can any where near the engine compartment, but what about under one of the front cushions?
Good point. My idea seems like a bad one, but I thiught I'd ask. There's really no substitute for getting to know the boats fuel consumption better. The log will serve its purpose.
