Fuel Capacity

[ocean spirit]

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

[Pascal]

Forward is 335 and rear is 215. Gen feed from forward only

[Photolomy]

On the later boats with 700 gal (total) capacity, are both tanks the same size? I assumed they were.

[ocean spirit]

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.

[Pascal]

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

[oscarvan]

On the later boats with 700 gal (total) capacity, are both tanks the same size? I assumed they were.

Based on my experience they are.