"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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"Steveo" wrote in message
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Hey, after years of fishing out of a runabout, I'm about to make the
plunge. I've narrowed down my boat choices, but there is one
difference between the boats that I don't understand.

Complicating matters, the sales guys don't have a good answer either.

One has a large single gas tank, the other has smaller dual tanks.

Are boats with smaller tanks more stable in rough water because the
fuel does not whip into a side to side, slosh frenzy?

Any advice would be appreciated.

S.


I have to say that the only benefit dual tanks might be if they were both
center mounted. For best speed you could just run the rear tank and leave
the front one empty unless you needed more fuel.

In some boats they claim its "just in case" you get water in the gas or
something. Realistically there is less plumbing and less to go bad with a
single tank IMO.

For my personal use I think I would rather have a single center mounted
tank, and I really dislike dual side mounted tanks because its impossible
to figure your load and balance for top speed running.

JMO.


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There may not be enough room for a belly tank, so they use saddle tanks. I
think you can feed out of both at the same time to keep trim ok.