fuel to far ?

martin47

Seaman Apprentice
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Jun 1, 2007
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hi can anybody help with this one ? i have a murcury 115hp outboard and i want to put my fuel tank near the bow . i am carrying two 22l tanks and i have to change them over when i am out to sea .....what i plan to do is get a bigger tank but i do not have the room and do not want to put all the wieght of the fuel at the stern... my question is will there be a problem with putting the fuel so far away from the motor .will it pump well ? the tank will need to be around 5000mm away ?????? thanks martin .
 

Barnacle_Bill

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Re: fuel to far ?

You shouldn't have any proplem doing that. I use to run a 90 with the tank about 15 ft away and 5000 mm is just a little over 16 ft.
 
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