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Old 12-22-2019 | 11:27 PM
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It had electric solenoid operated valves, I haven’t given the switching much thought yet.
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Old 12-22-2019 | 11:51 PM
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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.

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

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Old 12-30-2019 | 12:49 PM
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No vodka and cran.
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Old 12-30-2019 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by hblair
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
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Old 12-31-2019 | 12:18 AM
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LoL rak rua, Dan.

Originally Posted by AusScarab29
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.
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Old 12-31-2019 | 08:53 AM
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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.
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Old 01-02-2020 | 11:50 AM
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Amazing Project! Keep it up!
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Old 01-04-2020 | 10:23 PM
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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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Old 01-07-2020 | 01:10 PM
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Decks all one color now. 3 gallons of evercoat slick sand. Basically a sprayable polyester putty. Recoated the transom too...








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Old 01-07-2020 | 03:06 PM
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Better use a long block if you're going to paint it black
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