<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">I will look at the manual, but I feel confident it will say 25 gal, however from memory..... which seems to be exponentially downward sloping lately<br><div> </div>Steven Jones 2164 Seal Beach CA<br>stevengjones@yahoo.com<div><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Bill Hague <wfhague@gmail.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Catalina 36 Association Mailing List <c36list@c36ia.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, June 24, 2009 3:59:19 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [C36IA] Fuel
Capacity #2164, diesel tank cleanout, and new fuel sending unit<br></font><br>
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<div>Steve,</div>
<div>We have #1903, which is a 2000. I just checked my owners manual which
is also dated 2000 and it lists fuel capacity as 25 gal.</div>
<div>Why don't you check the manual and if you still have questions call/email
Gerry.</div>
<div>Bill</div>
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diesel tank cleanout,and new fuel sending unit</div>
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<div style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I had my C36's diesel fuel tank cleaned out today,
just as a precautionary effort after 6 years and 650 engine hours.<br>Reason:
I saw some excessive sludge in the Racor filter recently at the last change,
so to prevent me from the grief of having to change fuel filters out on an
open sea, often rough, and throwing up down there, the easy choice is to be
preventative. The minimal cost was worth it.<br><br>I was surprised to
see that refilling the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">tank took 27.2
gallons.</span><br><br>I was under the assumption that the capacity was 25
gals. (Comments?)<br><br>My boat was made in March-Apr 2003, #2164, had
a plastic tank with no baffles, so it was easy to clean out thru the two
available access holes in the top (sending unit hole, and "goesoutta" hole
(Fred J dictionary) with the valve and fuel line.<br>Sludge was present, but
not excessive. I watched as the sucked the old fuel out thru a clear
hose, blasted a gallong of diesle back inside with a flexible metal nozzle,
sucked again. They repeated this until the removed fuel was absoutlely clear.
<br><br>Cost was one hour of labor $80, plus the sending unit $55. plus 8 gals
of diesel discarded.<br><br>Also, the tank sender unit was replaced with a
better unit. So as we filled the empty-now-clean tank, I took notes on
the level of gals at 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 etc. This new sending unit was right
on! <br><br>FINALLY, I got rid of the l<span style="text-decoration: underline;">ousy Catalina sending unit</span> that so
many of us struggle with, resorting to engine-hours as a means to check fuel
level </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">(which I will not give up on)
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.<br></span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Steven Jones 2164 Seal Beach CA</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">stevengjones@yahoo.com</span>
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