Pumping out the fuel tank

[kalinowski]

I need to pump out the 10-15 gallons of diesel from the tank before I remove it. Any suggestions on a good method?

Many Thanks

Dan Kalinowski
Jolly Lama #135
Keehi Lagoon, O’ahu

[ewanoleary]

In my case, I removed about 60 gallons. Straight into someone’s mobile fuel polishing system. And from there into my friends heating oil tank for his house. I heated it the whole winter so I get free showers when I am camping on the boat while she is on the hard.

Ewan

[quent]

Dan

I’d find someone in the marina who wants some diesel and make it his problem.  Alternatively, use a piece of metal tubing as a pick up at the tank.  You might want to move the tank forward before using a hand pump/siphon. Otherwise, bend the tube to get in, then bend it straight again after removing fill hose and tank fitting.

Finally, don’t make my mistake.  Use a container small enough that you can lift it.

Best regards,

Quent

Ex-Clairebuoyant

Frozen North, MD

[Ken Page]

I used a length of 1/4″ clear hose and set up my jug down in between the engine beds, well below the bottom of the fuel tank. Then I sucked on the hose till I saw the diesel far enough in the hose but not too close to my mouth and siphoned the bottom out. I never tasted the diesel, but I'd understand if that's not the way you want to do it. I'm just still a bit of a caveman.

Ken

Taking what comes as I get it, using it all as much as I can and trying hard to leave all the shit behind.

[Tor]

Hi Dan,

 

If that’s all you have to pump out, why not just removed the sight gauge thru the cockpit sole viewing port, run a hose down to the forward (lowest) end of the tank, and sump out the fuel with practically any pump that can handle petroleum? When I bought Silverheels, I did that to pump out a couple of gallons from a fairly full tank just to be sure there wasn’t any water & sludge collected down there, since the boat has been sitting idle for a while. I used a $20 hand pump I bought at NAPA, I think, and pumped the fuel into a pail at first so I could see what was coming out. You’d need a few jerry jugs for 10-15 gallons.

 

K.I.S.S.,

 

Tor

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[kalinowski]

Aloha Tor:  thanks for the tip.  Sometimes the answer to a complicated question is hiding right out in the open.

Mahalo!

Dan Kalinowski

Jolly Lama #135

Keehi Lagoon, O’ahu

[kalinowski]

Aloha Quent:  thanks for the tips!  Hope the blizzard wasn’t too hard on y’all.  Come to think of it, I haven’t thrown a snowball in years.

Best,

Dan

[quent]

Go with Tor’s idea. Positively brilliant.

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