Re: 20 gallon fuel tank

[frankr]

quote opposedtwin:

Are these worthwhile? What’s your opinion on these? I like the idea of having one in my boat. They’re kind of unique. Will they work without a fuel pump or not? I’m not familiar with the connector on it.

Just shows how out of touch I am. I’m surprised you had to ask. I thought everybody knew about those. But I guess not. Anyhow, they were popular back in "the day". I had one in my boat to feed my V4-75. Still had to carry a couple of 6 gallon tanks to have enough fuel to go anywhere.

They work just like any other tank for use with fuel pump equipped motors.

Back in the fuzzy corners of my memory, I sort of remember there was a law passed that defines what is a portable tank. A 12 gallon tank is pretty dang heavy, over 100 pounds. And they were made with even greater capacity. So it was decreed that anything over a certain capacity had to be permanently installed, meeting all the requirements of permanent tanks.

BTW, that is an aftermarket OMC hose connector. They’re still made today.

EDIT: Reading the ad again, I see it is a 20 gallon tank. Definitely not "portable".