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flapbreaker
Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 878 City/Region: Hillsboro
State or Province: OR
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Playin' Hooky
Photos: Playin' Hooky
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Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 3:36 pm Post subject: Fuel shut off valve |
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Ok silly question but it wasn't explained to me when I bought the boat. In the transom well there is the fuel shut off/selector lever. It's quite obvious what "off", "port", "starboard" mean but I am wondering why there is a "gasoline" setting? I am making the assumption that on that setting fuel would be pulled from both tanks? If this is the case what is the preffered method? Is it better to equally fill both tanks and run both at the same time? |
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Captains Cat
Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 7313 City/Region: Cod Creek>Potomac River>Chesapeake Bay
State or Province: VA
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Captain's Choice II
Photos: Captain's Cat
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Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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Mine isn't hooked up but I would suspect that "gasoline" is just a label for the valve and the valve really only has three positions.
Charlie _________________ CHARLIE and PENNY CBRAT #100
Captain's Cat II 2005 22 Cruiser
Thataway (2006 TC255 - Sold Aug 2013)
Captain's Cat (2006 TC255 - Sold January 2012)
Captain's Kitten (1995 CD 16 Angler- Sold June 2010)
Captain's Choice (1994 CD 22 Cruiser- Sold Jun 2007)
Potomac River/Chesapeake Bay
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flapbreaker
Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 878 City/Region: Hillsboro
State or Province: OR
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Playin' Hooky
Photos: Playin' Hooky
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Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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Doh! Your probably right. Why didn't I think of that. |
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Notayot
Joined: 03 Feb 2005 Posts: 122
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Notayot (sold 2/2018)
Photos: Notayot
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Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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I had to disassemble the plumbing to my valve under duress, since the valve was plumbed wrong from the factory, and I found out while under way! It actually has only two positions, "Port" and "Starboard". The other two are both off. "Gasoline" is the label for the valve. _________________
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k3nlind
Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 114 City/Region: Layton
State or Province: UT
C-Dory Year: 2004
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Topkick
Photos: Topkick
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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Dennis is correct... I ran mine in the gasoline position and soon after the engines shut down starved.
I was hoping because I thought that it would be cat's meow to keep the tanks equal... that is as long as one keeps an eye on the content to insure one doesn't run dry. Personally I would like the option... _________________
E.C.H.O.
bcnu,
ken
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Buck
Joined: 06 May 2004 Posts: 24 City/Region: Lakebay
State or Province: Other
C-Dory Year: 2002
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: greeniron
Photos: Greeniron
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 4:43 pm Post subject: Fuel valve; |
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My fuel valve was plumed wrong from the factory too. Engine would only idle. Found this out on the first run on the water. Threw out the anchor, and tried to figure out what was wrong. Ended up disconnecting the fuel line from the outboard and routed it directly to one of the fuel tanks, and the engine ran good. Later when I disassembled the fuel valve, I found it was also gooped up with pipe sealer, what a mess!
Works good now......Buck. |
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Captains Cat
Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 7313 City/Region: Cod Creek>Potomac River>Chesapeake Bay
State or Province: VA
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Captain's Choice II
Photos: Captain's Cat
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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Ken, et al. My selector valve is disconnected and a separate fuel line comes from my filters (two), one to each engine. Each engine has its own fuel tank and if one gets contaminated, I've got the other one. Only disadvantage is that I can't run both engines off one tank if I've got a bad load in one tank. Since I usually run both tanks down some and fill both at the same time, doesn't seem likely. I always carry a 6gal aux tank that I could hook up to either engine at any time just in case I get two contaminated tanks...
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k3nlind
Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 114 City/Region: Layton
State or Province: UT
C-Dory Year: 2004
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Topkick
Photos: Topkick
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:17 am Post subject: |
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Gee Charlie... two contaminated tanks... extra 6 gallon tank... seems the list of stuff I need goes on forever.
Noy (<-- she doesn't read email, BTW) is already afraid to move to the coast cuz she's scared of the ocean. Seems I'll never get enough stuff together to accommodate every contingency.
Maybe we should lash some empty oil barrels to the side to be sure she floats!
Meanwhile, I guess I can bask in the light of knowing I got one of the very few desert bound CD's! |
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Sneaks
Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Posts: 2020 City/Region: San Diego (Encinitas)
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 1993
C-Dory Model: 16 Angler
Vessel Name: C-Brat
Photos: Jenny B and C-Brat
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:30 am Post subject: |
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k3nlind wrote: | Gee Charlie... two contaminated tanks... extra 6 gallon tank... seems the list of stuff I need goes on forever. |
Ken, ya gotta realize that Charlie's used to having an AOR (fancy replenishment ship) tagging along behind him. Now that he's "downsized" to skippering something less military, he's learning that a pod of C-Dorys nearby is even better.
"Buddy boating" at sea is absolutely the best insurance policy. All the better if it's a C-Dory....
Don _________________ Mary & Don Anderson
Brat #483
"Jenny B" 2005 C-22/F75 sold, Oct. 2008
"C-Brat" 1993 C-16 angler/50 hp |
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Captains Cat
Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 7313 City/Region: Cod Creek>Potomac River>Chesapeake Bay
State or Province: VA
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Captain's Choice II
Photos: Captain's Cat
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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I gots two paddles too... |
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DaveS
Joined: 01 Nov 2003 Posts: 3204 City/Region: Arlington
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2004
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Sea Shift
Photos: Sea Shift
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:13 pm Post subject: |
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Captains Choice wrote: | I gots two paddles too... |
......and a "Vessel Assist calling card"....
(seeing as how I saved $500 several years ago when I "blew-up" my wife's van while I was towing the 16' C-Dory to California. Got the van loaded on a AAA flatbed, and they towed the C-Dory behind for 100 miles to where my cousin was able to assist me) (I had just added the RV towing package for $29 one week before my departure, and already had the 100 mile towing feature....don't leave home without it!)
Rest of story for those not familiar with it......next day purchased a used but newer van still under warranty and was able to tow the C-Dory to the C-Dory Gathering at Lake Shasta and then back to home in Washington.
BTW....wife actually liked the new van....daughter liked it too since it had a CD player! _________________ Dave S.
"Sea Shift"
C-Brat #16 |
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