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Originally Posted by spoggy
I have a '77, just picked it up a couple of months ago. I never thought about the saddle tanks causing issues with weight distribution as the fuel is consumed. I read through the threads that tsubaki suggested. Has anyone run a line between the two tanks at the bottom that will allow them to equalize the fuel level? Seems a lot easier than cutting the decks apart to put in a belly tank.
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Spoggy... I made that same suggestion several years ago in a few different threads. It's a viable solution to the problem. Good thinking. The only (and I stress only) downside is that some people like the two tanks as a de facto fuel monitoring system. They run all day on the first tank, and when they have to switch to the second tank they know it's time to head back to shore. Actually, with my first V (almost 30 years ago) I did exactly that. But back to the hooking them up together, again, it's a good solution to the weight distribution problem, just keep an eye on your fuel usage. (I used to carry a portable spare 6 gal tank in the bow for just that reason) 
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