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Old 07-19-2021 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by keukabound
How would I drain it? Using a siphon pump system?
I use a carter electric fuel pump connected to the fuel pickup, wired to a 12v battery. IMO your tanks would have to be really nasty or damaged to warrant pulling them vs flushing/polishing the fuel and keeping good filters on the system. After a season or two if you run a ton of fuel through them they will be even cleaner.

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Old 07-19-2021 | 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by hblair
My first thought would be some hose connected to one of the fuel pickup straws, and an electric fuel pump pumping thru a hose to a container outside the boat. That'd get most of it out anyway.
yup, through the drain plug or through hull into a container.


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Old 07-19-2021 | 12:41 PM
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There are services / companies that will come to you and professionally clean out marine fuel tanks. they will have a wand which can "scrub" the bottom of the tank.

This will get it all out and filtered thru a Raycor filter system. then they can bring a few 55 gal of AV gas and fill you up so you know it's good and fresh. It's a few hundred bucks versus pulling tanks. Takes about 4 hours total.

Ask me how I know..... done it twice but still went thru about 12 filters for two years. Something was caked to the bottom of the tank.
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Old 07-19-2021 | 12:45 PM
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That's great!! Thank you for the suggestion!!
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