Are both fuel tanks in a 1971 53 my of equal size and which tank does the generator draw from ? Only been able to find the total being 550. Thanks
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05-08-2021 02:57 PM #1Registered Member
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Fuel Capacity
Ocean Spirit
1971 53 MY Hull #341
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Re: Fuel Capacity
Forward is 335 and rear is 215. Gen feed from forward only
Pascal
Miami, FL
1970 53 MY #325 Cummins 6CTAs
2014 26' gaff rigged sloop
2007 Sandbarhopper 13
12' Westphal Cat boat
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05-09-2021 12:17 PM #3Senior Member
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Re: Fuel Capacity
On the later boats with 700 gal (total) capacity, are both tanks the same size? I assumed they were.
Prometheus
1978 53' MY Hull #529
Viera, FL
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05-09-2021 01:28 PM #4Registered Member
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Re: Fuel Capacity
Thanks for the quick response. That’s a huge difference! I had heard there was a difference, but didn’t expect it to be that much.
Ocean Spirit
1971 53 MY Hull #341
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Re: Fuel Capacity
Depends on how you use the boat... 120 gallons difference is about 4 days of genset run time. We typically use as much fuel in the genset as in the mains
Pascal
Miami, FL
1970 53 MY #325 Cummins 6CTAs
2014 26' gaff rigged sloop
2007 Sandbarhopper 13
12' Westphal Cat boat
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05-09-2021 09:18 PM #6