Refilling 16' Angler Fuel Tanks

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Christopher-Robyn

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Any "voice of experience" advice/tips from you veterans out there on the following?
1. Is there a "better" way for an old guy to refill each 6 gallon portable fuel tank on a 16' C-Dory? The factory manual says to remove them from under the engine well & fill them on the ground. Lifting a full (30+ Lbs ?) fuel tank from the ground back onto the trailered boat & then putting it back under the engine well each time is not my idea of fun. Or should I just "man-up", do the lifting & stop whining?
2. What is the safest/cleanest way to transfer fuel from a container into the fuel tank without spillage? "Spill-Proof" container, syphon hose, etc.?
Any help based on your experience will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Paul K
 
I've got and old fuel line with squeeze bulb I use to transfer gas from my 5 gallon cans to the boat. It's slow but pretty spill proof. In your case with the boat on the trailer you'd have to have the 5 gallon can higher than the 6 gallon in order for it to syphon. I do it in my boat lift with the boat lowered.
 
I face this problem with my house standby generator 6 KW)--I use one of the siphon pumps--it has a squeeze bulb on the top of a rigid plastic tube and a flexiable plastic tube about the same length to pipe the gas into the generator tank. It took me about 3 minutes to transfer 3 gallons of gas--and much safer than trying to pour the gas from cans.

I also have a 12 volt pump for gas--you put the pickup tube into the container on the ground, and it has no problem pumping the gas into the container in the boat--Cost about $35 for the fuel pump at any auto parts store. I use a garden tractor battery--about $25. Plus aligator clamps, I had lying around, and an explosion proof switch--total cost about $70. Cheaper than physical therapy for the back
 
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