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Nautiduck
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Initially Posted - 09/22/2007 :  22:10:09  Show Profile
Has anyone found a larger tank that will fit the fuel locker? I have heard about a 6 gallon tank but have never seen a product name and model number. My current 3 gallon tank is not large enough for cruising.


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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 09/23/2007 :  08:23:04  Show Profile
The Tempo value6 tank will fit. "Tight but fits"

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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 09/23/2007 :  11:07:39  Show Profile
Thanks Frank. Looks like it or the galanized tank is just what I was looking for. Have you been happy with the plastic tank?
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Response Posted - 09/23/2007 :  11:50:35  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Nautiduck</i>
<br />Thanks Frank. Looks like it or the galanized tank is just what I was looking for. Have you been happy with the plastic tank?
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">E-10 fuel is causing problems with all kinds of metal tanks, including aluminum, stainless and galvanized. I'd stay with plastic. (Virtually all boat builders have gone that way.)
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 09/23/2007 :  12:26:40  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Randy,
I'm surprised you're not having one made out of stainless?
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 09/23/2007 :  14:27:34  Show Profile
LOL

I thought about stainless but then I'd need an acrylic fuel locker so people could see the tank! I went ahead and ordered the plastic Tempo tank from Defender. Looks like Tempo is discontinuing this tank in favor of one with a fuel guage but that tank is a little bigger. Now would be the time to pick up the valu6 if you are considering it. They are also discontinuing the galvanized tank, perhaps due to the E-10 issue.
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piseas
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Response Posted - 09/24/2007 :  12:03:29  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
Make sure you get the proper fitting on the tank so you can quickly hook up to your gas line. I got a 6gal jerry can and it was a pain to refil the 3gal tank while sailing, especially in rough waters. I took it back but WM didnt have the Tempo value6 in stock so I am waiting.
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Cavitating
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Response Posted - 09/25/2007 :  18:55:44  Show Profile
It seems that the Tempo value6 is hard to find. Walmart is carrying Attwoods, West Marine and Boater's World are carrying Moeller. Has anybody tried any other 6 gallon tank that fits?
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CaptRon400
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Response Posted - 09/25/2007 :  21:15:30  Show Profile
Besides measuring the dimensions of the tank, you also have to make sure that the tank has the quick disconnect fitting that will work with your engine. Note that they are different for different engine manufacturers. I'm assuming that you want to replace the 3 gallon with a 6, and not carry the jerry can around.
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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 09/25/2007 :  21:31:43  Show Profile
The quick disconnect gas fitting on your existing 3 gallon tank "may fit" the Tempo Valu6, mine did.
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Cavitating
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Response Posted - 09/26/2007 :  06:45:03  Show Profile
Yes, I want to replace the 3 gallon tank with a 6 gallon and I want it to work with my Honda 9.9. I have a 2004 250.
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 09/26/2007 :  11:10:49  Show Profile
Defender.com has the tempo valu6.
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piseas
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Response Posted - 09/26/2007 :  14:31:46  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
Check Defender.com. they are in stock for $20.
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larry drake
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Response Posted - 09/26/2007 :  16:24:52  Show Profile
I purchased a VALU6 fuel tank on the net this week for $16 from Trailer Parts Superstore in Newark, De.
Larry
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piseas
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Response Posted - 09/26/2007 :  17:03:33  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
Larry, Trailer Parts Superstore in Newark, De.is cheaper then Defender overall by about $2 when you include tax. Nice tip. Thanks.
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Cavitating
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Response Posted - 10/03/2007 :  12:29:54  Show Profile
I received a Tempo value6 from Trailer Parts Superstore.
I won't be able to put in until Sunday. It looks big, any tricks to make it fit?
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 10/03/2007 :  15:47:54  Show Profile
Get the rubber fuel hose out of the way, attach the snap fit connection on the tank and then turn the fuel feed 90 degrees to face the back. Snug fit.
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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 10/03/2007 :  16:58:27  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Nautiduck</i>
<br />Get the rubber fuel hose out of the way, attach the snap fit connection on the tank and then turn the fuel feed 90 degrees to face the back. Snug fit.
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Randy
Sounds like you already got yours.


You may want to put something between the tank and the back part of the fuel locker to prevent the tank from rubbing the bolts/nuts that hold the rudder gudgeon on.
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Cavitating
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Response Posted - 10/03/2007 :  17:56:51  Show Profile
Thanks for the tips.
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 10/03/2007 :  19:40:49  Show Profile
Thanks Tom, I will do that.
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jlannutti
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Response Posted - 10/04/2007 :  07:09:20  Show Profile
I ordered one from Defender and went with the "standard" shipping option. It arrived 24 hours later, wow! It does look rather large...I'll try it later this afternoon.
Where the connection exits the tank is supposed to pivot 270 degrees but it looks pretty tight. I fear if I turn it it may break.
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jlannutti
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Response Posted - 10/04/2007 :  13:47:40  Show Profile
The tank fit well! Not as tight as I feared after reading some of the posts. I'm going to order a 2nd tank as it fits well in the port side seat compartment also. This will double my range for the trip down the Delaware from North of Philadelphia and through the C & D Canal that I intend to do in the spring. I doubt that I'll keep them both in service all the time but for those longer trips it's a comfort knowing that gas wont be a problem.
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Steve Raffel
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Response Posted - 10/04/2007 :  14:21:01  Show Profile
Make sure that that port side seat compartment has a proper vent.
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willy
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Response Posted - 10/04/2007 :  19:29:06  Show Profile
Joe,
If you make that trip down to the C&D canal you can get gas in Delaware City right before you enter the Canal! I have taken a boat from there down to Lewes DE before and would highly suggest leaving an hour before high tide so you can take advantage of the dramatic current you will run into as you get further down the river.
I keep my boat in Dewey Beach just past the Rusty Rudder if you know where that is. It has great wind in July & August as there is not much land between the ocean & bay there. My wife and I live in Medford, NJ
Willy
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jlannutti
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Response Posted - 10/06/2007 :  11:44:51  Show Profile
Thanks Willy! I'm aware of the awesome current in the canal. I used to keep a 1965 Columbia Contender full keel 24' on the Bohemia River. I had only a Johnson 5hp on her. A few times I would go to Chesapeake City get something to eat at the "Tap Room" and head back the next day. That Johnson was just enough to stay out of everyones way but I know I would not have been able to buck the current had an emergency developed. I like to think I was brave when I was young but it was something other than that.
I live on the PA side of the Delaware but keep Gracie at Winters Sailing Ctr at Dredge Harbor...not all that far from you.
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 10/06/2007 :  18:31:50  Show Profile
I was thinking today that it would be cool to have some kind of "double" tank. That is, two 3 gallon tanks that fit together somehow so that when connected, the serve as one but can be removed independently for refilling, etc.

OK, now all you engineers out there solve all the obvious and not so obvious problems and get back to me.
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