[C320-list] Fuel tank capacity

[Irving Grunes]

Isle of Wight 2001 #851 uses about 0.8 gallons per hour at 2800 rpm
Irv Grunes

On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 8:35 AM, CHARLES DICKHUT <cdickhut2 at aol.com> wrote:

>
> Hi Gene,
>
> I don't use the fuel gauge. I keep track of engine hours and I use about
> 1/2 - 3/4 gallon per hour. Keeping track of engine hours also helps with
> oil & filter changes etc.
>
> Capt Chuck Dickhut
> S/V Obsession
> Catalina 320 #114
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gene Helfman <genehelfman at gmail.com>
> To: C320-List <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> Sent: Mon, Sep 24, 2012 7:51 pm
> Subject: [C320-list] Fuel tank capacity
>
>
> We just refilled Satori (#398) for the first time.  Fuel gauge was reading
> bout 1/8 full but she only took 10.5 gallons.  Calculating our usage,
> e're getting slightly better than 2 hrs/gallon, which I understand is
> airly normal.  But with a supposed 20 gallon tank, we expected to put more
> n.  Any comments/ideas?
> thanks,
> ene
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