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Hi Wolfgang. Thanks for your comments. Yes - will be going along the lines you've suggested. Cheers Will

Hi again Simi 60. Thanks so much for the graph - This is awesome! This sort of confirms my expectations, but I'm going to try to establish a bit more fact based on my boat. Very grateful thank you. cheers Will

Hi Snapdragon 3. Thanks very much for taking the time to reply. I'll take your thoughts on board. Cheers Will

Hi there. Thanks so much for your thoughts. On my boat the dipping isn't that straightforward, albeit I do so when I refueling. To gauge consumptions are varying speeds, I now intended to set up a day tank. Thanks for you reply, Cheers Will

Hi Bob. Thanks for your advice. I will take that on board for sure, as once fuel burn per hour/s are established it will be relatively easy - I generally cruise at 7.5 knts anyway. Thanks for your thoughts. Cheers Will

Hi Steve. Yes, on my boat the diesel return will be easy to rout to the day tank, so I'll be able to get a more accurate picture. Thanks for your message. Cheers Will

Hi Mobcat. yes this is pretty much what has been suggested and the way I'll go. Thanks for taking the time to reply. Cheers Will

Thanks Captain DJ for your thoughts. Definitely heading down the day tank path, cheers Will

Hi Peter. My estimated range is 1000Nm on the fitted tanks. I plan to go offshore to the likes of Fiji and other Pacific Islands, as well as Australia, having started going further afield here in New Zealand. We have some awesome cruising grounds here. I'll update with the day tank design when...

Hi again. Hopefully I've replied to everyone individually as I'm still getting familiar with the site and especially how to use it correctly. I'm grateful for everyone's feedback. Thanks again, Will

Thanks Gone Diving. The cylinders are horizontal, and hard to get accurate measurements from with the dipstick, so I'm heading for a day tanks. Appreciate your comments. Cheers Will

Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately my tanks don't have sight glasses, and the dipstick is hard to get accurate enough, so I'm heading for a day tank. Really appreciate your reply thanks. cheers Will

Hi there, and thanks for taking the time to reply. I'm going to head for a day tank and put the effort in to getting accurate measurements. cheers Will

Hi There. Thanks so much for your detailed reply. I do have the exact max volume for the tanks, but will not normally keep them fully filled if that makes sense. On your advice and those of others, I'm going to head for a day tank, or at least a measurement system, and do plenty of trials to...

Thanks for your comments Lepke!

Thanks for your comments Peter - cheers Will

Thanks for your comment RTF - Heading for the suggested day tank now. Cheers

Thanks for your comments David

Thanks for your comments David. I had no idea of the mentioned Gardner fuel consumption. Probably heading to the day tank idea, as a result of feedback. Cheers

Hi All. I have a Gardner 6LXB powered vessel, and without purchasing specialist electronic equipment, I would like measure my fuel consumption from my cylindrical fuel tanks so as to measure range at various speeds. I use a dip stick, when refueling as a rough guide, but am thinking about some...

Hiya mate. I recently joined the forum too having purchased a 12m passage maker based in Tairua, with a view to doing what you're planning in a few years time. I've been an admirer of RG cats for years, - you may recall Toi Toi was a sail conversion too that featured in boating news a few years...