Next message: Rosalie B.: "Re: lv-ab: Tank, Fluid Level Gauges"
On Mon, 05 Jun 2006 18:55:28 -0700, you wrote:
>Deb wrote:
>
> > Anyone have experience with gauges that are dependable for Water,
>Fuel and
> > Holding?
>
>We are in the industrial level measurement business.
>
>Can offer at least 14 different technologies based on the application.
>
>It is very reliable, but the average boat owner can't afford it.
>
>I will not be using any of it either.
>
>I have used either a stick and/or a tapping hammer.
>
>Low cost and reliable.
>
Our house fuel tank dumped all the fuel out of the hole that developed
over time under where the tank was sticked. The leak happened in the
middle of an ice storm in January. We not only had to deal with re
mediating the spilled fuel oil, but also had to get another tank,
dispose of the old tank, re prime and start the furnace, and pay for a
new tank, disposing of the old tank and another tank of oil.
We've never had a holding tank tender. Our holding tank is
translucent and we can see the levels in it. Or we could just open it
and look.
The water tanks are build into the side of the boat, and they have a
sight gauge on them. When the water level got hard to see, Bob found
a little blue plastic cowboy whose hat just fitted the ID of the tube,
and he cut the legs (bowlegged) and arms (with guns drawn) off and it
was much easier to see - floated on top of the water.
Problem was, we had to go down in the engine room to look. So he got
a Tank Tender - 2 for fuel and 2 for water. He checks the fuel and
water before we leave the dock, but he also does use a marked stick on
the tank right before he gets fuel. The boat came with a metal marked
stick for the purpose, but it was hard to see the oil on it, so he
uses a wooden dowel and checks it against the metal yardstick.
grandma Rosalie
S/V RosalieAnn, Leonardtown, MD
CSY 44 WO #156
http://home.mindspring.com/~gmbeasley/id1.html
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