When was the last time you had a fuel problem in any spark plug motor? Mine was circa 1986.
Well circa 2015....my gas sipping E-tec ran out of fuel within site distance of my local marina...at night no less. My 4 stroke kicker was plugged into the main tank. My local dealer called it a Yamarude.
After talking with the coast guard while my super grumpy friend came and saved my but, I got home.
Sold that fine yammy and put a 1987 8 horse in my boat just to have a separate tank. In the ocean it should probably should be required.
All kinds of things can happen to fuel tanks.
Happened one other time before that.
Hard to fix stupid!
Cheers