raymondean
Cadet
- Joined
- Jul 4, 2014
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- 13
Hello everybody,
I have an 09 bayliner 185, 18.5 feet. It has an 3.0 liter, with mercruiser alpha 1.
When we take it out on the lake, with 2 people, and maybe 300lbs of fishing stuff etc, it seems to really love gas. I have a stainless prop, at 19 degree pitch. My wot is 45 at 4800rpm(according to mechanic and manual.)
Anyway, for a full day, I will easily go thru 20-25 gallons, and most of the time, we are only going about 30mph or so. I was thinking of adding a 20-25 gallon tank, but don't really know how I should do it. I figure I will need to put it centerline and low, more forward.(I have 2 extra batteries hooked up in boxes under back seats.) and know that too much weight in back causes stability problems. My hope was, that I could gravity feed into main tank, or set up secondary to pump into primary as primary level decreases. I am the kin
I have an 09 bayliner 185, 18.5 feet. It has an 3.0 liter, with mercruiser alpha 1.
When we take it out on the lake, with 2 people, and maybe 300lbs of fishing stuff etc, it seems to really love gas. I have a stainless prop, at 19 degree pitch. My wot is 45 at 4800rpm(according to mechanic and manual.)
Anyway, for a full day, I will easily go thru 20-25 gallons, and most of the time, we are only going about 30mph or so. I was thinking of adding a 20-25 gallon tank, but don't really know how I should do it. I figure I will need to put it centerline and low, more forward.(I have 2 extra batteries hooked up in boxes under back seats.) and know that too much weight in back causes stability problems. My hope was, that I could gravity feed into main tank, or set up secondary to pump into primary as primary level decreases. I am the kin