[C320-list] Fuel delivery to engine

[Brian/Carol McLamb]

Many years ago in the 90's I had a similar occurrence, but it was not fuel
related.  When experiencing excessive heeling the raw water intake for the
engine was out of the water and the alarm sounded so I had to shut off the
engine.  I cannot understand why the fuel pick up line would not work when
you have adequate fuel in the tank.  Brian McLamb; s/v Serenity # 1075

On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 4:42 PM, <hcreech at comcast.net> wrote:

> Mike,
> Could be but I have not encountered that in 12 seasons. But of course I am
> rarely heeled when the engine is running. Guess I did not understand the
> question,
>
> Herb
> Cloud Chaser 606
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mike Slade" <mikeslade1435 at gmail.com>
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 2:37:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Fuel delivery to engine
>
> Thanks Herb. Actually, I thought that with less than 1/2 tank the heel
> caused the fuel intake to be above the fuel level causing the fuel pump to
> suck air into the fuel line, killing the engine. Mike Slade, #803
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Nov 20, 2011, at 11:07 AM, hcreech at comcast.net wrote:
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> > Mike,
> > I don't think that can happen on a C-320 because the vent, either on the
> starboard hull or transom, is set very high. If you heeled that much your
> biggest worry would be breaching.
> >
> >
> > Herb Creech
> > Cloud Chaser 606
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> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "mike Slade" <mikeslade1435 at gmail.com>
> > To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> > Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 10:41:21 AM
> > Subject: [C320-list] Fuel delivery to engine
> >
> > Can anyone advise me? On a previous boat I was running the engine while
> heeled and the engine sucked air from the tank and died, very
> inopportunely. The tank was about 1/3rd full at the time. Is there a
> possibility of this happening on the C320as well? Mike Slade, #803 (2001)
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
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