solanderi
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- Apr 21, 2005
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- Hatteras Model
- 45' CONVERTIBLE-Series II (1984 - 1992)
The short version of the story is that my strbd tank is light about 200 gallons of fuel !!!
The long version is that we topped off the tanks about 5 weeks ago and went trolling for a few hours then put the boat away with the tanks a hair under "F" on both sides. Next, as the conveyor belt of hurricanes lined up on us in Miami, I secured the boat by taking down the canvas, topping off the water tank and moving a lot big cumbersome and heavy supplies and equipment and junk inside the boat. This was 3 plus weeks ago when we hunkered down for possible action from Hannah, Ike and Josephine....thankfully non-events here in Miami.
About 10 days ago someone called to tell me that the boat looked like it had taken on a list of 5 degrees to port. I immediately went thru the whole boat checking all of the compartments for water etc and since I still had all of the coolers and bottled water etc in the salon I just chalked it up to an unbalanced load. Today, I finally have a break and can go fishing this weekend but after securing everything for tomorrows fishing adventure the port list is still there and significant. I went thru the whole boat and could find no reason for the list and last on my checklist was the fuel tanks but I thought to myself that I am wasting those two seconds of my life because the tanks were recently topped off and the boat has sat unused except for rolling it over once a week.
As expected the port tank was just like I left it, a hair under "F" but to my completely unbelieving eyes, my stbd tank fuel needle was sitiing between "E" and 1/4.
WTF !!!!
Upon further inspection, I found that the fuel manifolds (which in my boat are accessible from the Lazarette) were readjusted also. I never manipulate the fuel manifolds and oddly enough I had posed a question to the HOF about transferring fuel but ended up never touching the levers. Now both sides' manifolds were directed to be emptying into the now light strbd tank. Also there is a brand new 4X6 inch scratch to the strbd side of the boat directly adjacent to the fuel fill, (in my marina, there is no boat to my strbd). MFR's !!!!!
I alerted the Miami Beach Marina and the Miami Beach PD and as many of my neighbors on the dock that I could. BTW, my neighbors boat (who has no boat to his port) is listing to strbd. I notified the marina of that also. That's my story. I am now in the market (as so you should be) for a set of metal locking fuel caps....anybody have a connection ?
Greg
1985 45C
Hat Time
The long version is that we topped off the tanks about 5 weeks ago and went trolling for a few hours then put the boat away with the tanks a hair under "F" on both sides. Next, as the conveyor belt of hurricanes lined up on us in Miami, I secured the boat by taking down the canvas, topping off the water tank and moving a lot big cumbersome and heavy supplies and equipment and junk inside the boat. This was 3 plus weeks ago when we hunkered down for possible action from Hannah, Ike and Josephine....thankfully non-events here in Miami.
About 10 days ago someone called to tell me that the boat looked like it had taken on a list of 5 degrees to port. I immediately went thru the whole boat checking all of the compartments for water etc and since I still had all of the coolers and bottled water etc in the salon I just chalked it up to an unbalanced load. Today, I finally have a break and can go fishing this weekend but after securing everything for tomorrows fishing adventure the port list is still there and significant. I went thru the whole boat and could find no reason for the list and last on my checklist was the fuel tanks but I thought to myself that I am wasting those two seconds of my life because the tanks were recently topped off and the boat has sat unused except for rolling it over once a week.
As expected the port tank was just like I left it, a hair under "F" but to my completely unbelieving eyes, my stbd tank fuel needle was sitiing between "E" and 1/4.
WTF !!!!
Upon further inspection, I found that the fuel manifolds (which in my boat are accessible from the Lazarette) were readjusted also. I never manipulate the fuel manifolds and oddly enough I had posed a question to the HOF about transferring fuel but ended up never touching the levers. Now both sides' manifolds were directed to be emptying into the now light strbd tank. Also there is a brand new 4X6 inch scratch to the strbd side of the boat directly adjacent to the fuel fill, (in my marina, there is no boat to my strbd). MFR's !!!!!
I alerted the Miami Beach Marina and the Miami Beach PD and as many of my neighbors on the dock that I could. BTW, my neighbors boat (who has no boat to his port) is listing to strbd. I notified the marina of that also. That's my story. I am now in the market (as so you should be) for a set of metal locking fuel caps....anybody have a connection ?
Greg
1985 45C
Hat Time
