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Old 02 May 2014, 18:11   #1
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Flexible fuel tank

After an orange (ideally):-)flexible tank...

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Old 02 May 2014, 21:27   #2
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I'm sure the RNLI can sell you a new one but it wont be cheep

They do come up on ebay from time to time
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Old 02 May 2014, 21:36   #3
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What's that black one on eBay worth in real terms?
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I've got a 50 litre orange tank, you'll have to wait until I'm back in the uk to see it
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Ace, catch up when you're back. May have a little work on the mini ribcraft for you to. Pete
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I'm sure the RNLI can sell you a new one but it wont be cheep

They do come up on ebay from time to time
Alex, remember you sold me that orange RNLI one - do you remember what capacity they are?
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Alex, remember you sold me that orange RNLI one - do you remember what capacity they are?

Mine are 27L

I have a spare one, but its split 😔
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How do you find them when lightly filled or running low guys? (as you can guess I've never used mine!) do they work ok with say 5 litres or less in or do you get this 'sitting at the bottom'?
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Our orange ones (22l plastimo) run down to about 0.5 to 1 litre before giving out. Pacer Marine had some orange ones last time I was in.
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How do you find them when lightly filled or running low guys? (as you can guess I've never used mine!) do they work ok with say 5 litres or less in or do you get this 'sitting at the bottom'?

When they are in the Y, the pickup is at the lowest point so will draw until pretty much empty.

Filling them out of the boat is a nightmare.
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Filling them in the boat is a nightmare! Especially when that dribble of fuel mixes with water and makes the deck an ice rink!
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