fuel tank question

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by reelapeelin

I gotta feelin the reason fuel pickups started coming from the top was to ELIMINATE possibility of bottom leakage (also makes servicing from the top easier too)...what I was thinking is a "J" shaped pic-up tube...long end welded to a hole in the bottom, short end turns down and has filter screen 1-2" above the bottom..what the heck...there's a thousand ways to skin the same cat...here kitty, kitty...

Ya... I like that... sounds like it could work. You know, I've got two 18 gal side Alum tanks that are pulls from another boat. I may have to start playing around with this in the garage over the winter. That extra 36 gals would be a hell of a range extension. The rod holders in the sides of my boat broke into tiny pieces long ago, so putting the tanks there would not be a problem.. Hmmmm....this is getting interesting.

[Steplift 72']

Connecting tanks below the deck could also drain BOTH tanks to the bilge. Then any leak on either tank would drop to the level of the hole. Also a slight list would probably let a bit of gas vent overboard as the tanks sought their level side to side. I am a fan of the 20 gallon saddle tanks, above the floor and it keeps any leakage obvious.