So having owned WA style fishing boats, I've always been used to what I consider a "normal" size fuel tank. 150-250 gallons on a 26' - 28' boat giving about 2-300+ miles range and about 100 miles on very rough seas. So my entire family has started to enjoy boating ... the women want a proper head and galley. So I now have a 1998 Bayliner Ciera 2655. I just cannot get used to the 70 gallon fuel tank.
In shopping around ... all other sport cruisers have the same size tank. Usually 70-80 gallon ... Searay, Larson, Maxum (RIP), Chaparral etc... even the mightly Commander 26 with a 10' beam and twin engine only has 100 gallon capacity. For the price of a Commander, I would like to see two 150 gallon tanks.
Anyways, does this bother any other sport cruiser owners? Has anyone ever thought of increasing your fuel capacity? How?
Here are some ideas I've been kicking around
- Get rid of the captains chair seat post, stuff a fuel cell there. But I don't like the location and I don't like all that weight so high up.
- Move the hot water tank from the port to startboard side, move the batteries to the empty space under the steps, move the battery charger and selector switch to same area to get rid of electrical in port aft section. This leaves that entire area free for a custom made fuel cell which I calculate I can fit a 50 gallon tank. Less work than the next option but still a lot of work.
- Get rid of the fresh water tank, put a fuel tank in its place. But that is a lot of cutting of course.
In shopping around ... all other sport cruisers have the same size tank. Usually 70-80 gallon ... Searay, Larson, Maxum (RIP), Chaparral etc... even the mightly Commander 26 with a 10' beam and twin engine only has 100 gallon capacity. For the price of a Commander, I would like to see two 150 gallon tanks.
Anyways, does this bother any other sport cruiser owners? Has anyone ever thought of increasing your fuel capacity? How?
Here are some ideas I've been kicking around
- Get rid of the captains chair seat post, stuff a fuel cell there. But I don't like the location and I don't like all that weight so high up.
- Move the hot water tank from the port to startboard side, move the batteries to the empty space under the steps, move the battery charger and selector switch to same area to get rid of electrical in port aft section. This leaves that entire area free for a custom made fuel cell which I calculate I can fit a 50 gallon tank. Less work than the next option but still a lot of work.
- Get rid of the fresh water tank, put a fuel tank in its place. But that is a lot of cutting of course.
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