Gas tanks on parker boat

[Marty D]

I had a guy come yesterday to check my fuel tank for rot. It's a 2005 with a 140 gall tank. For the first 5 years I never took the round pie plates on the deck off to check my fuel tank. When I did I found the tank wet and the foam wet. It was wet from me always washing the boat. It was not salt water. I called parker and told them. What they said was to open both deck covers and lay a fan over them. I did this for two weeks in sept on warm days. I was always worried about the tank leaking. Yesterday I had hampton bays boat yard come and pressure test the tank. All is good. He also checked the foam and it was dry. Putting the fan over the holes must of helped. He also say because it was fresh water and not salt that save the tank. He said if your not going to cover the boat for the winter to seal those pie plates and to put duck tape on them. Also to check your O -ring on your gas fill screw cap and to also put duck tape on it. He builds down east boats and said the parker uses the best fuel tanks and he also foams in his tanks. When tanks are over 100 gall foaming in the tanks is the best wsy to go. I'm good for 10 more years. I just want to let you guys know. Marty D

 

[Marty D]

Even tho they said tank looks good, he said the bottom of tank may be in bad shape. Having a new motor that will last me 10 to 20 years, I'm going to replace the gas tank. Just to be safe. With having 3 grandkids and one on its way. I have my hole family on the boat. $4k is a lot of money and I didn't even tell the wife. I try to tell her but she said we just spent $17,000 on a motor. What she doesn't know is I sold lots of hand guns because moving to New York and gun laws being what it is, I made about $8k And was going to buy scuba gear but that will have to wait.

 

[warthog5]

I sold lots of hand guns because moving to New York and gun laws

Hmmmm! Whats wrong with that picture?

Let's make criminals out of law abiding citizens that own guns that "We" think they shouldn't have.......Because "WE" know the criminals are going to abide by these laws.

 

[shawnee83]

One of the reasons I'm glad I live in NC. Free to blow lots of money on my boat and my guns. :lol:

 

[Marty D]

I sold lots of hand guns because moving to New York and gun laws

Hmmmm! Whats wrong with that picture?

Let's make criminals out of law abiding citizens that own guns that "We" think they shouldn't have.......Because "WE" know the criminals are going to abide by these laws.

Tell me again what the ohms should be because the guy is saying 33 to 280. I want to show him what you say. I know you told me already buy I want it in writing. Thanks. Marty D

 

[warthog5]

All I have ever seen is 33 to 240 ohms advertised for marine.

I bet that is what he means and just got his numbers mixed around.

Stewart Warner has been a leader in gauges for decades. Look down the list here at the senders.....Not the style of the sender but the ohms on each one.

240 to 33.5 is what it says.... Now .5 of a ohm is hard to measure and we just round it off.

http://www.stewartwarner.com/en-US/Prod ... ubing.aspx



http://www.seastarsolutions.com/support ... mentation/

I am having difficulty with my fuel gauge.

The SeaStar Solutions fuel gauge and the level sender are designed to operate on 240 ohms (empty) and 33 ohms (full). Most other manufacturers build a marine fuel level system of the same resistance as gauges and senders may be mixed at the boat builder level.
There are only three components to the system-gauge, level sender, and the connecting sender wire. The sender wire should be inspected for breaks in the copper or corroded connection to the terminals.
The fuel gauge can be inspected in the following manner. Turn the ignition on. Remove the sender wire from back of gauge. Pointer must go below the empty mark. Next, connect the gauge sender terminal to ground. The pointer must go above the full mark. If the pointer moves past both E and F, the gauge is functional.
To check the fuel level sender remove wires from sender terminal. Connect volt/ohmmeter to two sender terminals (digital ohmmeter will tend to be jumpy). Ohmmeter should read approximately:
240 ohms @ empty
100 ohms @ 1/2 and
33 ohms @ full.
If the sender is not sized properly for the tank, errors in gauge reading can also occur.

 

[Marty D]

I towed the boat to east quogue and droped it off at hampton boat works. I ask them to check the tank and told them the gauge is reading full when there is only 40 galls in tank. I don't know how I'm going to even use this boat. I priced the boat slips and they want $185 per ft. !!!!! Will they will charge me for a 23 ft boat because it's a 2320. I know I need a 30 ft slip. The boat is 32 ft from motor to bow. I tryed a 25 ft slip many years ago and the boat hangs out pass the dock. I don't like that, I'm scared im going to get hit from a boater.

 

[camron]

Try some of. The boat yards in center and east moriches they should have some better pricing on slips.

 

[Marty D]

Try some of. The boat yards in center and east moriches they should have some better pricing on slips.

I found a place for $105 per ft. In east quogue. Ever tho it's a 30 ft slip they are only charging for a 23 ft. Talk about a small world. The house we bought, they are the old owners.

 

[warthog5]

So now the only thing you need to be concerned about Marty is stray current in the water.

The marina may or may Not have that problem?

I changed all the outside anodes at 200hrs on my 300. I checked 2 of the inside anodes and decided they would go another 200hrs at their rate of decay.

On full tilt, my motor does not come all the way out of the water, so I leave it down. But remember...... My boat is dry stacked....So the most it sits in the water is 3 days at a time.