Fuel stick (wood)

[Raider Ronnie]

Probably a stupid question but I got to make a new (longer)
Fuel stick.
Any type of wood preferred over another ?

 

[BillD]

Probably a stupid question but I got to make a new (longer)
Fuel stick.
Any type of wood preferred over another ?

use a yardstick and put a couple of coats of clear resin on it.

That way you can measure to the quarter of an inch the diesel that big Yanmar
is burning !!

 

[Powderpro]

Probably a stupid question but I got to make a new (longer)
Fuel stick.
Any type of wood preferred over another ?

That's a good question, I've always used a cheap wood extension pole from the paint department of HD or Lowes. I mark it in 1/4 increments with the gallon amount.

 

[bestfish]

Paint one side flat black. Makes it much easier to see the line.

 

[Coastal]

How about a sending unit

 

[smitty]

Sending units SUCK!

 

[Raider Ronnie]

How about a sending unit

You may want to check your computer's address bar and make sure you meant to log on to the Downeast forum and not THT

Sending units are for girls & their planing hulls

 

[F/V First Team]

If the engine is running, I must still have fuel

Piece of pine for me. Not sure about these quarter inch marks everyone is touting, I just have every fifty gallons ticked off.

 

[Raider Ronnie]

If the engine is running, I must still have fuel

Piece of pine for me. Not sure about these quarter inch marks everyone is touting, I just have every fifty gallons ticked off.

Full, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4 will work for me.

 

[BillD]

If the engine is running, I must still have fuel

Piece of pine for me. Not sure about these quarter inch marks everyone is touting, I just have every fifty gallons ticked off.

The 1/4 " marks was said in jest ! LOL

 

[steveinak]

I don't think many if any of the folks here use a guage stick for fuel, they all believe what their garmin machines hooked into their outboards tell them for gallons used and gallons left in the tank !! Lots of them will run 250 miles on a weekend fishing trip.

 

[greg]

I don't think many if any of the folks here use a guage stick for fuel, they all believe what their garmin machines hooked into their outboards tell them for gallons used and gallons left in the tank !! Lots of them will run 250 miles on a weekend fishing trip.

Nahh. My tanks don't have an inspection port I can put a stick down into. I do have an electronic tank guage which gives me an overall idea.

Mostly, i just don't cut it so close I need to know when I'm on fumes. For offshore trips, I carry a fuel bladder to make sure I have more than enough.

Ultimately, I will put in a flowscan and a pump with filter so I can get the last of my starboard tank dumped into my port. Maybe I'll add an inspection port for a stick. These are ffp's though. Lots of stuff to do before then.

 

[ChipTam]

Paint one side flat black. Makes it much easier to see the line.

I'll try that flat black paint. I find it difficult to read my oak stick especially on sunny days. My 67 year-old eyes may also have something to do with it.

ChipTam

 

[Digger]

Used a scrap piece of teak marked at 50 gal increments its been living on top the tank for 4 years and looks the same as when she started

 

[woodworks]

Ditto on the "Teak" took 12yrs to finally crack on a scribed line.