1974 F-25 fuel tank

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 2:06 pm

does she have room for a poly or a alum. tank in her belly maybe 20 gallons of get her home gas....or for me 10 miles farther

jefflaw35 · Post by **jefflaw35** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 4:33 pm

i have alot of room, boat appears to be comlete stock from factory, im going to add a 20 like u said, just need to figure out where. im also adding bigger freshwater, and septic tank. so weight needs to be shifted around. and in adding a heavy safe on the port side, yes a safe, like combination gun safe. 2x2 but they are heavy. i live in the chesapeake bay. no reason to get anywhere fast

Allen Sr · Post by **Allen Sr** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 4:54 pm

Whats the safe for...................oh, never mind to pay for the gas!

jefflaw35 · Post by **jefflaw35** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 5:26 pm

OUCH LOL. we like to play at the narrows where all beach the boats and walk around, wife usually has girlfriends with her. the bring alot of *** lol

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:09 pm

55 gal maybe plenty . I left Hampton at 9 am this morning ran off VB ocean front trolling all day ran home 4pm 46 gal total at the fuel dock after 7 hours non stop running

of course 40 of the 46 was burnt in 2 hours or so

aaronbocknek · Post by **aaronbocknek** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:44 pm

prowlersfish wrote:55 gal maybe plenty . I left Hampton at 9 am this morning ran off VB ocean front trolling all day ran home 4pm 46 gal total at the fuel dock after 7 hours non stop running of course 40 of the 46 was burnt in 2 hours or so

hey paul, did you have a good run today? i missed your call and it went to VM, but was busy w/ maccabee to answer. glad you made it back okay. i'm pee green with envy that you were out for a cruise today.....
aaron

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:49 pm

You make it sound like a big deal it was Just a liltle fishn trip , wind and waves did pick in the ocean a bit and got nasty just before we left . but the bay was slick running back .

jefflaw35 · Post by **jefflaw35** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:58 pm

Was at the marina this afternoon, cleaning my lil boat, bay looked good as I went over the lesner, public ramp lot was full

jefflaw35 · Post by **jefflaw35** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:00 pm

Still dunno what I have 55 or 75, but it's 4x2x15 inches

larryeddington · Post by **larryeddington** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:21 pm

Water weighs 8.3 lbs and gas about 5.5 to 6.5 a gallon

Big D · Post by **Big D** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:41 pm

Jeff, those measurements work out to 10 cubic feet which equals 74.8 US gallons, so 75 it is.

jefflaw35 · Post by **jefflaw35** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 7:42 am

Figures , sounds like me to buy a toy that cost 300-400$ to fill up lol

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:17 am

well it could have 2 125 gallon tanks and get .9 miles per gallon per engine at 17 knots see now don't you feel better....

Allen Sr · Post by **Allen Sr** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:25 am

alexander38 wrote:well it could have 2 125 gallon tanks and get .9 miles per gallon per engine at 17 knots see now don't you feel better....

OR you could have a 350 gal capacity to fill!!! Like mine!

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:50 am

Boats are not cheap . Heres was spent yesterday 8 am at prop shop to pick up my props $378. 8:50 am at fuel dock to fill up , I know I have plenty but the gauge says diffrent ( don't take chances ). $228.00 (60 gal ) 4pm $172.10 (45.3 gal ) .

778.10 plus food

. Now to be fair I did not pay for the first tank . A frend insisted on paying for that as I had help him fix his boat . And I did not pay for food . but you get the idea .

And I need to haul out to put the props on and paint. Peolple wonder why I don't drink , I can't afford too .