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Lew Hodgett Lew Hodgett is offline
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Default Fuel carrying
wrote:

The boat I planning on having has
a three cylinders engine and only a 20 gals tank. At time, when a
storm or
hurricane is behind you may have to make a mad dash in light wind
condition
to reach a safe heaven. Then 20 gals of fuel may not be enough to
reach the
safe heaven. What would be the best way to carry extra fuel?

What is the max fuel consumption rate of that 3 cyl engine, about 1.5
quarts/hour maybe?

A 20 gal tank would provide over 50 hours of operation ((20*4)/1.5 = 53+).

If hull speed is 6 MPH, that is 300 statute miles which probably
allows you to get to a lot of safe havens.

OTOH, if you are in the open ocean, no amount of fuel is going to save
your hide.

Lew

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