16 footer gas tank
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I don't know either. Once, about 10 Years ago, my wife and I set out in an 18 footer to go from Delran NJ, on the Delaware, to Poquoson, VA, via the C&D canal. It was our first long cruise. We had a 40 gallon tank and 2 or three plastic cans. My marina neighbors suggested that it might not be legal, so we left them. There were of course plenty of refueling places along the way.
Thanks Dave. If I'm gonna carry extra cans it makes more sense to get several smaller ones rather than a 5 gallon. On the sound I would probably spill more than I would refill if i had to manhandle the full 5 gallon. Look forward to seeing you on the 16th of next month. By any chance to you have a picture of how you store and secure the tanks?
fiddlersgreen6
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Hi Marty--- I will check the size of my tanks when I get to the boat next week, I think the two plastic tanks in the stern are larger than 6 gal. each, although one is larger than the other, the bow is probably 6 gal. I also have two carry on cans that are rated at 2 or 3 gal each just as a backup----Rich
Chasing rainbows and fighting windmills---
Chasing rainbows and fighting windmills---
Marty - I just posted the photos of the gas tanks and spare gas I carry on my boat. I normally carry 21 gallons which will give me just over a 150 mile cruising range, with some reserve under ideal conditions. Most of the time I am loaded heavy and conditions are not ideal, so my cruising range is usually in the 120 mile range with 3-gallons for reserve. The 3 2-gallon containers I carry in the engine well can be carried as the photo shows or two or all three on the port side. It depends on how the boat is loaded.
The photos are on the last page in by boat projects album, or click HERE to go to the page with the photos.
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The photos are on the last page in by boat projects album, or click HERE to go to the page with the photos.
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fiddlersgreen6
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Marty-- thanks,( regarding Fiddler's Green) I use to have a good picture on my boat that showed alot of swaggering, drinking,wenching, playing of nine pins, and cards, by all the old heros and rascals of the sea, along with King Neptune, himself. The earliest figure was Eric the Red and went up to some famous admirals of W.W.1 and W.W.2, all having a good old time. To bad I left it on the boat, when I sold it.------Rich
There are many and varied stories about Fiddlers green., some ancient and some strikingly contemporary. Truth be told the word Fiddler in this context probably did not refer to a fiddle but rather to a fid, the spike sailors use for splicing line. Here's my favorite story and song. (thanks again, Wilkepedia)
Fiddler's Green is the happy land imagined by sailors where there is perpetual mirth, a fiddle that never stops playing and dancers who never tire.
History
Fiddler's Green features in an old English legend, to the effect that a sailor can find the paradisiacal village by walking inland with an oar over his shoulder until he finds a place where people ask him what he's carrying. This legend may have some of its origin in Tiresias' prophecy in Homer's Odyssey, in which he tells Odysseus that the only way to appease the sea god Poseidon and find happiness is to take an oar and walk until he finds a land where he is asked what he is carrying, and there make his sacrifice.
It is also the subject of numerous songs, including this about a fisherman who is dying at the dockside
As I walked by the dockside one evening so rare
To view the saltwater and taste the salt air
I spied an old fisherman singing this song
Oh take me away, boys, my time is not long-
"Wrap me up in my oil skin and blanket,
No more 'round the docks I'll be seen,
Just tell me old shipmates,
I'm takin a trip, mates,
and I'll see you some day in Fiddler's Green"
It has been said that only crew, no officers, can go to Fiddler's green!
Fiddler's Green is the happy land imagined by sailors where there is perpetual mirth, a fiddle that never stops playing and dancers who never tire.
History
Fiddler's Green features in an old English legend, to the effect that a sailor can find the paradisiacal village by walking inland with an oar over his shoulder until he finds a place where people ask him what he's carrying. This legend may have some of its origin in Tiresias' prophecy in Homer's Odyssey, in which he tells Odysseus that the only way to appease the sea god Poseidon and find happiness is to take an oar and walk until he finds a land where he is asked what he is carrying, and there make his sacrifice.
It is also the subject of numerous songs, including this about a fisherman who is dying at the dockside
As I walked by the dockside one evening so rare
To view the saltwater and taste the salt air
I spied an old fisherman singing this song
Oh take me away, boys, my time is not long-
"Wrap me up in my oil skin and blanket,
No more 'round the docks I'll be seen,
Just tell me old shipmates,
I'm takin a trip, mates,
and I'll see you some day in Fiddler's Green"
It has been said that only crew, no officers, can go to Fiddler's green!
fiddlersgreen6
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VERY INTERESTING!----Thanks-----Rich
Steve Grover
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Dave.... I have had a 16' for several months. Great modifications you have made. I really learned alot viewing your pics. I will add a shelf, move my battery to port under the seat and think about anchor modification. How well does that plate on your engine work for you? I run a 50 Yamaha and am wondering about a plate.
Thanks for the pics.
Thanks for the pics.
I was wondering if somehow we could have a topic or thread devoted soley to the 16 footer. So many of our questions and issues seem to be size-related (never mind with the wise cracks), it would be nice to have our own little home. Also, sometimes we might make the big guys feel bad with our ease of handling, and our great mileage and the fact that we can store our boats in the spare bedroom. On the otherhand they may not be interested in our problems, like what size oar do you carry for emergency.