I know this may not be proper but..... try using a liguid laundry detergent bottle with a short piece of hose attached to the inner spout. Fill the tank and what would normally drip down the hose goes right back into the bottle through the neck of the bottle. Because of the design you don't need a funnel. And they hold a tad over 3/4 gal. Look for a red bottle. Joe. ----- Original Message ----- From: W David Scobie To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 11:33 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: M 15 outboard and filling the fuel tank the honda long-shaft 2HP is a great fit for the M15. i found the motor on my M15 worked great in 98% of the situations. i can think of only one time, wind/waves/tide, that i wished for a larger (more HP) and longer shafted motor. i had a fixed transom mount so i couldn't put the motor 'deeper' in the water. only when i moved forward of the cabin bulkhead did i have issue with cavitation. most times i ran the motor at about 2/3 throttle and this gave about 4.3 knts. i could run the motor about 45ish minutes before needing to refill (refill before empty as restarting is MUCH easier). the only limitation of the honda 2HP is a lack of an external fuel tank option. i carried two fuel containers on my 15 (i do the same on my 17 as my outboard on SWEET PEA is also is a internal only outboard). one was/is a one gallon and the other a 3.5 gallon. i keep the one gallon about 2/3 full and use this to fill the outboard. when the 1 gallon gets low i fill it with the 3.5 gallon. the one gallon is much easier to lift and control over the transom than a 3.5 gallon tank. i have become fairly good at filling the tank as a result of practice. challenge - the new EPA rules now mandate these over-designed flow control devices that require you to use three hands: one to hold fuel tank, second to hold spout into outboard's fuel tank, and third to trigger the flow valve. my current fuel tanks are older (about five years) and i only need to remove the stopper/vent for them to work. :: Dave Scobie :: former M15 owner :: M17 #375 - SWEET PEA - www.m17-375.webs.com :: Sage Marine - www.sagemarine.us --- On Fri, 3/4/11, Karen and Smiley <magoo252@comcast.net> wrote: Would one be better off using a shaft length of 22 inches as found on the Tohatsu 3.5 hp outboard as opposed to the 20 inch high shaft lengths of most long shaft outboards. Additionally from what I am used to on my P21 which I had driven using a 8 hp 2 stroke I felt that I never could get most of the power out of that engine to making Hull speed at about ¾ throttle. So I assumed that 2.5-3.5 hp would be just right for the M15 with 2 hp being maybe a bit shy for those BAD days when you need to boogie from a storm. Thanks What is the trick to re-fueling when you’re out in bumpy waters BTW Smiley _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats When posting, remember that there is no privacy on the Internet!