How do you add fuel to outboard motor in rough sea? Capt Jim SV Pelican M15 Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
I collect red plastic oil bottles and fill several with gasoline before I go out. In rough water, it’s easier to pour gas into the outboard from the small bottles than from a gallon gas can. I also mark the bottles as containing gas with a Sharpie.
On Nov 4, 2021, at 9:10 PM, Jim Sadler <jimsadler@jascopacific.com> wrote:
How do you add fuel to outboard motor in rough sea? Capt Jim SV Pelican M15
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Great idea ,…where do u find the bottles? Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Bill Day <bill@gotrain.org> Sent: Thursday, November 4, 2021 9:40:11 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: M_Boats: Re: Fuel transfer at ses I collect red plastic oil bottles and fill several with gasoline before I go out. In rough water, it’s easier to pour gas into the outboard from the small bottles than from a gallon gas can. I also mark the bottles as containing gas with a Sharpie.
On Nov 4, 2021, at 9:10 PM, Jim Sadler <jimsadler@jascopacific.com> wrote:
How do you add fuel to outboard motor in rough sea? Capt Jim SV Pelican M15
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Hi: I use a 3-gallon auxiliary gas tank plugged into the outboard when doing long distance cruises in the SJ islands. When sailing on my local reservoir and only having to go short distance to dock when there’s no wind, I fill the internal tank on the outboard. Good winds, Pete WinterSky (Zimowsky) San Juan Islander lost inland - an old salty stuck in the sagebrush outdoors writer and photographer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pzimowsky Twitter: @zimosoutdoors The Northwest Outdoors Journey: https://outdoorsnorthwest.home.blog/2019/03/13/the-journey-begins/ "We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails"
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How do you add fuel to outboard motor in rough sea? Capt Jim SV Pelican M15
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On the M15/17 and Sage 15/SC/17 carried two gas containers when cruising. One 2.5 gallon and a second one gallon. Both are made by No-Spill - http://www.nospill.com/ I use the 1-gallon to fill the motor as it is easier to lift and control. When the 1-gallon is empty I transfer fuel from 2.5 gallon to 1 gallon. Don't run the motor dry as this makes restarting difficult. Using a Honda 2/2.3 I refill the motor every 45 minutes. The motor will actually run dry in about an hour so refilling every 45min gives me a bit of flexibility. A gallon of fuel gives four hours of Honda 2/2.3 runtime. Usual motored cruise is about 4.5 knots (this is 1/2 to slightly less throttle). Actual speed over ground depends on wind/current/waves. Best always to think in terms of runtime not distance. I've filled the motor in some bouncy conditions ... but usually one should be sailing if it is bouncy, as the waves are usually wind generated, as the boat will go faster and be much more comfortable. :: Dave Scobie :: M6'8" #650 :: Baba 30 #233 DEJA VU :: SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com :: former owner M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: former owner M15 #288 SCRED - m15namedscred.wordpress.com <<-- new site! On Fri, Nov 5, 2021, 6:52 AM Peter Zimowsky via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Hi: I use a 3-gallon auxiliary gas tank plugged into the outboard when doing long distance cruises in the SJ islands. When sailing on my local reservoir and only having to go short distance to dock when there’s no wind, I fill the internal tank on the outboard. Good winds,
Pete WinterSky (Zimowsky)
San Juan Islander lost inland - an old salty stuck in the sagebrush
outdoors writer and photographer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pzimowsky Twitter: @zimosoutdoors The Northwest Outdoors Journey: https://outdoorsnorthwest.home.blog/2019/03/13/the-journey-begins/
"We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails"
On Nov 4, 2021, at 10:09 PM, Jim Sadler <jimsadler@jascopacific.com> wrote:
How do you add fuel to outboard motor in rough sea? Capt Jim SV Pelican M15
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Are the "No-Spill" actually no-spill (or very close)? John Tyner M-15 #412 "Chimpanzee" On 11/5/21 12:44, Dave Scobie wrote:
On the M15/17 and Sage 15/SC/17 carried two gas containers when cruising. One 2.5 gallon and a second one gallon. Both are made by No-Spill - http://www.nospill.com/
I use the 1-gallon to fill the motor as it is easier to lift and control. When the 1-gallon is empty I transfer fuel from 2.5 gallon to 1 gallon.
Don't run the motor dry as this makes restarting difficult. Using a Honda 2/2.3 I refill the motor every 45 minutes. The motor will actually run dry in about an hour so refilling every 45min gives me a bit of flexibility.
A gallon of fuel gives four hours of Honda 2/2.3 runtime. Usual motored cruise is about 4.5 knots (this is 1/2 to slightly less throttle). Actual speed over ground depends on wind/current/waves. Best always to think in terms of runtime not distance.
I've filled the motor in some bouncy conditions ... but usually one should be sailing if it is bouncy, as the waves are usually wind generated, as the boat will go faster and be much more comfortable.
:: Dave Scobie :: M6'8" #650 :: Baba 30 #233 DEJA VU :: SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com :: former owner M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: former owner M15 #288 SCRED - m15namedscred.wordpress.com <<-- new site!
On Fri, Nov 5, 2021, 6:52 AM Peter Zimowsky via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Hi: I use a 3-gallon auxiliary gas tank plugged into the outboard when doing long distance cruises in the SJ islands. When sailing on my local reservoir and only having to go short distance to dock when there’s no wind, I fill the internal tank on the outboard. Good winds,
Pete WinterSky (Zimowsky)
San Juan Islander lost inland - an old salty stuck in the sagebrush
outdoors writer and photographer Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/pzimowsky Twitter: @zimosoutdoors The Northwest Outdoors Journey: https://outdoorsnorthwest.home.blog/2019/03/13/the-journey-begins/
"We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails"
On Nov 4, 2021, at 10:09 PM, Jim Sadler<jimsadler@jascopacific.com> wrote: How do you add fuel to outboard motor in rough sea? Capt Jim SV Pelican M15
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Thanks Skipper -----Original Message----- From: Peter Zimowsky via montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, November 5, 2021 6:52 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Cc: Peter Zimowsky <rapidz@mac.com> Subject: M_Boats: Re: Fuel transfer at ses Hi: I use a 3-gallon auxiliary gas tank plugged into the outboard when doing long distance cruises in the SJ islands. When sailing on my local reservoir and only having to go short distance to dock when there’s no wind, I fill the internal tank on the outboard. Good winds, Pete WinterSky (Zimowsky) San Juan Islander lost inland - an old salty stuck in the sagebrush outdoors writer and photographer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pzimowsky Twitter: @zimosoutdoors The Northwest Outdoors Journey: https://outdoorsnorthwest.home.blog/2019/03/13/the-journey-begins/ "We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails"
On Nov 4, 2021, at 10:09 PM, Jim Sadler <jimsadler@jascopacific.com> wrote:
How do you add fuel to outboard motor in rough sea? Capt Jim SV Pelican M15
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I just buy oil in red cans, and after using the oil, I just mark the cans “GAS”, and I’m all set. There are other brands, and types of oil, but you should be able to find a red can with the oil you normally use. Also, Harbor Freight Tools sells a battery operated pump you can just insert the stiff suction tube into a large gas can, and insert the soft hose into your outboard tank. You push a button, and it pumps the gas into your outboard tank. That works pretty well too, and is very easy. It takes two D cells.
On Nov 5, 2021, at 10:30 AM, Jim Sadler <jimsadler@jascopacific.com> wrote:
Thanks Skipper
-----Original Message----- From: Peter Zimowsky via montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, November 5, 2021 6:52 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Cc: Peter Zimowsky <rapidz@mac.com> Subject: M_Boats: Re: Fuel transfer at ses
Hi: I use a 3-gallon auxiliary gas tank plugged into the outboard when doing long distance cruises in the SJ islands. When sailing on my local reservoir and only having to go short distance to dock when there’s no wind, I fill the internal tank on the outboard. Good winds,
Pete WinterSky (Zimowsky)
San Juan Islander lost inland - an old salty stuck in the sagebrush
outdoors writer and photographer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pzimowsky Twitter: @zimosoutdoors The Northwest Outdoors Journey: https://outdoorsnorthwest.home.blog/2019/03/13/the-journey-begins/
"We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails"
On Nov 4, 2021, at 10:09 PM, Jim Sadler <jimsadler@jascopacific.com> wrote:
How do you add fuel to outboard motor in rough sea? Capt Jim SV Pelican M15
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