This also relates to the "fuel fill" in the cockpit floor. There is no fuel guage either. Has anyone added a fuel guage or do you use a stick as we used to on the old farm tractors??
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Gages
I tried the Accu Gages sold here on the HOW. The gages do not work. I wasted $500 on a set of gages.
I tried the Accu Gages sold here on the HOW. The gages do not work. I wasted $500 on a set of gages.
Hey, Dennis
We've sold dozens of the product and never had a complaint. Why not contact us and either (a) get some tech support for installation, or (b) see about a refund. I appreciate your frustration with any product that does not work, but don't quite understand how this is going to help you solve your problem. Contact me at phil@hunterowners.com
We've sold dozens of the product and never had a complaint. Why not contact us and either (a) get some tech support for installation, or (b) see about a refund. I appreciate your frustration with any product that does not work, but don't quite understand how this is going to help you solve your problem. Contact me at phil@hunterowners.com
The whole thing
I did a complete gauge setup installation on my 33 with a fresh water cooled 3GM30F this past spring - oil, water, volt, fuel, hour, and tach on port side by winch, controls on starboard side where orriginal panel was. I plan to post a Photo Forum article when the pictures come back later this week. You're gonna like this. And yes, I've used a stick. It's accurate, and doesn't rely on electricity. The engine is pretty much a tractor engine so why not?
I did a complete gauge setup installation on my 33 with a fresh water cooled 3GM30F this past spring - oil, water, volt, fuel, hour, and tach on port side by winch, controls on starboard side where orriginal panel was. I plan to post a Photo Forum article when the pictures come back later this week. You're gonna like this. And yes, I've used a stick. It's accurate, and doesn't rely on electricity. The engine is pretty much a tractor engine so why not?
The stick. The cockpit sole.
Use the stick. I don't have any problem with that. Seriously, how often do you need to check it? You know your consumption rate. If you don't like what the stick reports you don't have enough fuel for comfort. Fill up. I know this was Hunter's call but you might like to know my father was famous for deliberately omitting on his own boats certain 'convenience' items such as gauges, key locks, adjusting screws, bilge pumps, etc. On our 1961 31-ft yawl the throttle was a piece of 7/8 Phillipine mahogany through a non-watertight hole in the forward cockpit bulkhead and pinned to the linkage of the Atomic Four with a stainless rigging pin– or was it a bronze wood screw in a clearance hole? I don't think there was a gearshift- just started it in gear. The serious problem with the fuel fill in the cockpit sole is that it relies on the seal round the fill cap to keep seawater out of the tank. On our Raider 33 'Antigone' this seal gradually failed and we accumlated enough algae in the tank to float frogs. Whenever the tank went low enough the fuel system would suck down some moss and shut down the motor, usually on falling tides, under bridges, in very gusty winds near docks, etc. Water separators cannot deal with everything. The only prevention, besides keeping the tank as full as possible, is constant vigilance and replacement of the unit the very moment a problem is noticed. J Cherubini II
Use the stick. I don't have any problem with that. Seriously, how often do you need to check it? You know your consumption rate. If you don't like what the stick reports you don't have enough fuel for comfort. Fill up. I know this was Hunter's call but you might like to know my father was famous for deliberately omitting on his own boats certain 'convenience' items such as gauges, key locks, adjusting screws, bilge pumps, etc. On our 1961 31-ft yawl the throttle was a piece of 7/8 Phillipine mahogany through a non-watertight hole in the forward cockpit bulkhead and pinned to the linkage of the Atomic Four with a stainless rigging pin– or was it a bronze wood screw in a clearance hole? I don't think there was a gearshift- just started it in gear. The serious problem with the fuel fill in the cockpit sole is that it relies on the seal round the fill cap to keep seawater out of the tank. On our Raider 33 'Antigone' this seal gradually failed and we accumlated enough algae in the tank to float frogs. Whenever the tank went low enough the fuel system would suck down some moss and shut down the motor, usually on falling tides, under bridges, in very gusty winds near docks, etc. Water separators cannot deal with everything. The only prevention, besides keeping the tank as full as possible, is constant vigilance and replacement of the unit the very moment a problem is noticed. J Cherubini II
Dennis
Dennis: There has to be a reason for the system not to work. Is it just the diesel? We have sold units for 19 years, we want our customers to be happy. You have contacted HOW and they are seding you our number for our Engineer. Please call, we don't want any unhappy customers. Thanks for your patience. Dennis Ferriello Sales Manager
Dennis: There has to be a reason for the system not to work. Is it just the diesel? We have sold units for 19 years, we want our customers to be happy. You have contacted HOW and they are seding you our number for our Engineer. Please call, we don't want any unhappy customers. Thanks for your patience. Dennis Ferriello Sales Manager
Thanks for fuel guage fix!!!!!
Thank all of you for your comments. What an easy fix!!! A good O-ring and a fuel stick! Simplicity has its advantages. I appreciate your help. Joe
Thank all of you for your comments. What an easy fix!!! A good O-ring and a fuel stick! Simplicity has its advantages. I appreciate your help. Joe
original guage
my 33 ('80) came WITH a fuel guage, accurate, but using a stick was easier. I had to replace the tank in '91, and did away with the guage. It is still the stick for me...but do check the deck fill O-ring!
my 33 ('80) came WITH a fuel guage, accurate, but using a stick was easier. I had to replace the tank in '91, and did away with the guage. It is still the stick for me...but do check the deck fill O-ring!
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