Sticky stick

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I found a sticky stick whilst feeling around in my bilge yesterday (don't ask why). Its about 18" long and 1" wide and has four saw cuts on it. I'm thinking its a fuel gauging stick. What do you think?
 
ghostlymoron said:
I found a sticky stick whilst feeling around in my bilge yesterday (don't ask why). Its about 18" long and 1" wide and has four saw cuts on it. I'm thinking its a fuel gauging stick. What do you think?
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sounds plausible........ the boat I crewed had a similar, but slightly longer, stick kept in the corner of the cockpit locker for that purpose.

Have you tried it in the fuel tank . Is it the right length. would one of the saw cuts correspond to a full tank.

I expect these days people would want a digital version interfaced with the chart plotter, GPS, engine management system. auto pilot, wind instruments, microwave, electric toilet , etc etc etc.

If you can bare to live with such an obsolete device as an analogue stick give it a try
 
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VicS said:
sounds plausible........ the boat I crewed had a similar, but slightly longer, stick kept in the corner of the cockpit locker for that purpose.

Have you tried it in the fuel tank . Is it the right length. would one of the saw cuts correspond to a full tank.

I expect these days people would want a digital version interfaced with the chart plotter, GPS, engine management system. auto pilot, wind instruments, microwave, electric toilet , etc etc etc.

If you can bare to live with such an obsolete device as an analogue stick give it a try
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Our boat has a single gauge and a left-centre-right switch just below it. Left is the water tank, right the fuel tank.

We ran out of fuel exiting Portsmouth Harbour once-the gauge said full but we were empty. The sender unit was U/S. The water one is OK.

I now have a dipstick which is checked before every passage and we keep a close eye on hours run as a guide to consumption.

We were not very dilligent at the time we ran out-it was during the summer that both First Mates and my mothers died within five weeks of each other.

We had a lot going on..........................
 
I'll need to clean it up a bit (a lot) before I stick it in my fuel tank. I don't want to get any dirt in the tank because I'd have to take the engine out to remove it.
I'm quite happy to measure my fuel with a stick! Simple is best IMH.
 
Daughter #2 has a sticky stick for retreiving bits of Lego that find their way into inaccesible areas. Are you sure your boat has not had childern on board?
 
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