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hblair 12-22-2019 11:27 PM

It had electric solenoid operated valves, I haven’t given the switching much thought yet.

rak rua 12-22-2019 11:51 PM

I'd link the two saddle tanks into a 12v pump and into a mixer tap in the cockpit then fill one with whiskey and the other with Coke. :ernaehrung004:

Lovin' your work, thanks for keeping the thread updated.

RR


Team Archer 12-30-2019 12:49 PM

No vodka and cran.

AusScarab29 12-30-2019 09:23 PM


Originally Posted by hblair (Post 4719511)
It had electric solenoid operated valves, I haven’t given the switching much thought yet.

will you use a single fuel gauge with switches to switch between tanks or multiple gauges

hblair 12-31-2019 12:18 AM

LoL rak rua, Dan.


Originally Posted by AusScarab29 (Post 4720228)
will you use a single fuel gauge with switches to switch between tanks or multiple gauges

I haven’t even considered the pros or cons. will prolly keep the 3 guages. Would be nice to glance down and see the amount of fuel I have In each tank at any time and not have to toggle. I was told there are god quality electrically switched valves nowadays that would work fine. I have not done any research on that yet.

akattack 12-31-2019 08:53 AM

Had the same setup on my Scarab and with my turbos I ran high octane on outside tanks so switched to those when I felt the need for speed but for long trips like I took around Michigan it was nice to have those aux tanks to extend the range. I'd keep them especially if Bahama is in the boats future.
Andy

tinobest 01-02-2020 11:50 AM

Amazing Project! Keep it up!

hblair 01-04-2020 10:23 PM

That’s my thinking Andy, thanks tinobest. What was it weeks ago when I said I had all known cracks repaired? Well I’ve been repairing all the unknown ones lately LOL. I thought I was gonna spray some evercoat slick sand today, and found about 8 more places that needed filler, and two that need fiberglass repair. It will be getting sprayed monday.

In other news, I changed my mind in the rubrail again and ordered new stuff. Also removed the deck hatches and as I thought 1/3 of the nuts were seized requiring surgery. I’m either going to have the hatches replated or painted not sure yet.


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hblair 01-07-2020 01:10 PM

Decks all one color now. 3 gallons of evercoat slick sand. Basically a sprayable polyester putty. Recoated the transom too...


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payuppsucker 01-07-2020 03:06 PM

Better use a long block if you're going to paint it black :party-smiley-048:


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