Fuel tank capacity
 

Pat / Brian

What is the usable fuel tank capacity on the 37 ? as well as total volume. Need to do some fuel burn calculations.

Thank you

Twin 90 gallon tanks in yours.

Thank you Brian

Exactly what I was thinking when I saw you signed up for ALI....

ATs have tiny tanks compared to 42 Fountains or 38 Cigs...

Brian, I thought they were 82 gallon tanks?

The stringer layout changed around 2007-ish, and the tanks went down in size a hair.

Pat can confirm.

I put 145 gallons in mine at Destin this year (@ $4.95 per gallon, yikes!)...I was under the impression my tanks were only 75 gallons each...which means it was a REALLY good thing the marina was right across the harbor from our condo, lol.

I've put high 140s several times and 150.8 (at $4.45) was the highest last summer. I keep a record of everything.

Now I'm curious to know, so I can avoid turning it into a row boat!

"E" stands for 'Eeeeeeeh, we got plenty!!'

When you get below 1/2 tank on the gauge needles, you need to know where the next fill up is. About 1/2 way down the height of the tank is where they start to slope in toward the V. This means the floats really are not overly accurate according to volume, but indicative of first sentence of this paragraph.

I ran out of fuel on the day I bought my boat; on one engine. We kept it on plane 2 miles or so back to the ramp (PB2 @ LOTO IIRC) and stuck her on the trailer with one which was kind of a bear with no docks at the ramp.

FWIW, the fuel gauge on a 43NT is MORE inaccurate than a 37AT. Just ask Jassman and crb76. :D

Sooo....we are on our way back from Key West in 2012...our first trip on the boat, and our first trip to FL...oh hell, we had NO IDEA what we were doing. I'm cruising along at 50 or so, going from channel marker to channel marker, when Pat looks at the gas gauges. He nudges me, points out that we are BARELY above "E," and asks ME if I think we will make it. How the hell am I supposed to know...you built the damn boat?!?

We pretty much stopped for fuel immediately after that.

You must have been on Fumes! Recently topped off the tanks, reset smart craft at 164 gallons. Get back from a all day run and smart craft showed we had 78 gallons left. Fuel gauges needle still unmoved from F. I know better than to trust the needle:rolleyes:

I don't run out of fuel. Just gotta go by "feel". Those gauges are WAY over-rated.

"cough,cough,sputter,cough,cough,pop,sputter....si lence"

Feels like we are out of gas...:eekdrop:

How would you 'feel' if I told the James River story? :eek:

Yeah no way in hell on one tank. Looking at adding a bladder tank with transfer pumps to make up the difference. Also need to figure out placement of added weight of extra fuel. Thinking strapped down behind drivers seats on the floor. Waiting to see what the rules end up at for a time restraint for a fuel stop or adding extra tank for best time.

I`m crazy but that sound dangerous even to me.:eek::eek:

What is ALI that so much gas is needed?

ALI = "Around Long Island" race. 271 miles = NEED MORE GAS.

Did that run in 2011. Only one tank... That's because we didn't make it past Plum Gut. On that run there was an Outerlimits a fuel cell behind each of the two front seats. I believe he won that year.

I confirmed what Brian is saying...the hard way. In the middle of a poker run....not at the end mind you...the middle. My boat goes forever on full but when that needle starts to bounce off full my day is coming to an end. You can literally watch the needles move down anywhere around 1/4 and thats just at high idle.

Need a say properly mounted ?

All this time it was just mine that did that. Learn something new every day.