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Old 12-05-2012, 09:25 PM   #39
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Originally Posted by FF View Post
Depending on the boat , the simple dip stick, , a piece of old water hose can sometimes be slid GENTLY!!! to the tank bottom.

The depth of fuel in the tank will easily show on the plastic.

It will be a job to calibrate it while refueling, , Add 10 gal , measure , repeat till full.

But once done , and written in the log , nothing is simpler.
But not convenient!

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