"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've always thought that dual tanks would be nice, providing both filler
spouts were on the same side of the boat. I've rarely had a boat with a
decent functioning gas gauge that I trusted the readings of. With a dual
tank system, if you were making long runs, you'd know that when you ran out
on one tank, you'd still have enough gas to get back to the landing.

I've owned boats with gas tanks up to 55 gallons and I've never noticed any
instability due to fuel sloshing in the tank.
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