...My beat up old body wouldn't do well with hefting a bunch for fuel cans in and out of my truck, then up onto the stern of the boat. I do have a small fuel transfer pump, but the hose isn't long enough to reach the boat fill nozzle...
Hi guys. I guess I was too subtle about my concern. The italics above are the real issue. I'm talking about not being able to
physically lift or lug fuel cans around, whether 5 gallons or 6 or 10 or 12; dolly or not. And I don't use a marina, so it'll be a gas station.
I already know how to correctly measure and mix the correct fuel/oil ratio.
It's been 30 years since I've owned a boat with an onboard fuel tank which had a 2-stroke engine and I just can't remember exactly what I did back then.
Since that time I've owned boats with built in tanks but 4 stroke engines or other boats with portable tanks and 2-stroke engines. And that's why I started the thread.
I think what I did before was to pour in X amount of oil to mix with 5 gallons of gas, then pump the gas in and repeat. I never actually filled the 18 gallon tank back then, I just topped it off.
With my current boat and its 29 gallon onboard tank, I guess I'll have to do the same thing. I know it has maybe 5 gallons in there now, so I'll add 10 or 15 gallons more, in 5 gallon increments, mixing as I go.
The gas tank fill doesn't have a long hose, just a short drop into the tank at the stern of the boat. It's a Perko plastic fill cap with built in ventilation.
My favorite lake is 40 miles away and my 2nd favorite lake is 25 miles distant, so self mixing while en route should be fine.
I can't see me sitting in a gas station, mixing up little batches of gas/oil and adding them to the tank while other folks wait around for me to get done.
Thanks for your thoughts and helping to jog my memory.
