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Thread: 70 Hatteras Sinks
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Re: 70 Hatteras Sinks
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Re: 70 Hatteras Sinks
Could be he came off plane and the pickups went above the level of the fuel. That happened to us. I caught it just in time.
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Dan
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12-09-2021 07:54 PM #13
Re: 70 Hatteras Sinks
Evidently a hired professional captain ran the boat on one fuel source until it sucked air . A combination of rock bottom not allowing the anchor to set and wind blew the boat up on the rocks…….Pat
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12-09-2021 08:47 PM #14
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12-10-2021 04:26 PM #16
Re: 70 Hatteras Sinks
So this line of discussion begs the question how low do people allow their tanks to get? I personally keep a fuel log but once the gauges at the helm or sight gauges get below a half I start getting nervous.
Last edited by Sadey; 12-10-2021 at 05:12 PM.
Dave & Trina
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1989 60MY HATDK310
Sturgeon Bay/Ft. Lauderdale
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Re: 70 Hatteras Sinks
You mean on purpose?
I've been burned ONE time by A, trusting a seller who told me how much fuel was in the boat, B, trusting a gauge in a new to me boat. Never again.
It would be interesting to know how much fuel was in the tanks he wasn't pulling from. Could have just been a case of lazy or a brain fart.Randy Register - Kingston, TN
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1965 41DC #93
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12-10-2021 05:55 PM #19Senior Member
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Re: 70 Hatteras Sinks
I once (never again) ran out of fuel a mile from the fuel docks. I won't go into the reason I bypassed an earlier Fuel Dock. Also, learned bad install of new fuel line was pumping fuel into a bunker, under one engine, so probably had enough fuel leaked off, to get me to the dock. But I still should have taken on fuel, aka cut it too close!.
I have 400gal capacity, so 20% reserve is 80 gals. I doubt I will ever get into the reserve, at least not much. Not after running out. Thankfully was a calm day, so rode at anchor, until tow boat came.
So if "out of fuel" was the issue, esp. if not drawing from multiple tanks, how does a "Pro Captain" allow that to happen? Also, how much time did that captain, if there was one, have with style of boat?
Raises many questions, esp. since would love to have a 75' Hatt!Last edited by spartonboat1; 12-11-2021 at 05:12 PM.
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