"I have a 1979 18' Sea Ray
"I have a 1979 18' Sea Ray with a 470, yesterday while on the lake the boat ran out of gas.I was towed to a gas dock and proceeded to fill the tank, the tank took 13 gallons, I have a 30 gallon tank. The boat started and I was able to drive back to the ramp, which was an hour away with no problems.
When I got home I checked the gas tank vent tube for any blockages, there were none. Then I pulled the pickup tube out of the tank to see if it was damaged or not long enough to reach the bottom of the tank, there was no damage and it reaches the bottom of the tank.
Why would the boat run out of gas with the tank half full ?"
"I have a 1979 18' Sea Ray with a 470, yesterday while on the lake the boat ran out of gas.I was towed to a gas dock and proceeded to fill the tank, the tank took 13 gallons, I have a 30 gallon tank. The boat started and I was able to drive back to the ramp, which was an hour away with no problems.
When I got home I checked the gas tank vent tube for any blockages, there were none. Then I pulled the pickup tube out of the tank to see if it was damaged or not long enough to reach the bottom of the tank, there was no damage and it reaches the bottom of the tank.
Why would the boat run out of gas with the tank half full ?"