I can't find it!!!!

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Curly64

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Nov 18, 2013
4
Hunter 40 Dana point
I just acquired a 1985 Hunter Legend 40. It has a Yanmar Diesel engine. I can't find anything the resembles a fuel gauge or temperature gauges for monitoring the engine. Does this boat have any gauges? All I found is the tachometer where the ignition key is located. Also, anybody know what size fuel tank it might have?

Thank you,
Curly
 
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JWC

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Aug 28, 2011
29
Hunter 40 Phuket
Hi Curly, I too bought a H40 in San Diego. They are a bit short on gauges yes. The standard Yanmar panel has no temp, oil etc just warning lights and buzzer. There is probably no engine hour meter either unless some one else has fitted it. The fuel tank is 38 US gallons, about 138 litres. There is a fuel gauge on top of the tank but you have to open up the back panel in the aft berth to see it. Get an hour meter and use that as a rough guide to fuel level. Also there is a filter (screen) in the fuel pick up tube in these which will block over time and give you engine failure at some stage, best get it out now and let the proper filters do the work. Standard was only the engine mounted filter so you need a Raycor primary if not already installed. Nice boat, good luck.
 
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Curly64

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Nov 18, 2013
4
Hunter 40 Dana point
Thanks JWC,
I have been all through the aft berth tracking the hose that looks like it leads to the fuel tank. Still not sure where the fuel tank is... Which panel contains the gauge? Doesn't seem to user friendly :)
curly64
 
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JWC

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Aug 28, 2011
29
Hunter 40 Phuket
It s not user friendly Curly but better than nothing I suppose. The tank is located under the transom lockers, you access it from the aft cabin. At the rear of the berth (you have the island berth aft cabin right?) there is a panel in between the reading lights that you remove. The fuel tank is in there and the gauge is on the top of the tank.
 
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Benny17441

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May 24, 2004
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CC 30 South Florida
Forget about that tank gauge, if it is that hard to go check, it will be useless. Go ahead and install an hour meter that gets activated by the switch key. I would roughly assign a 1 gallon per hour burn rate until you are able to determine the actual burn rate for your engine. For the first time re-fill your tank after 20 hours to see how many gallons were used in those 20 hours and get a closer figure for your average rate burn. Remember not all 38 gallons are going to be usable especially in rough seas and that also you should leave a reserve for emergencies; leaving around 5 gallons in reserve should do it. Keep a log of the hour reading every time you refill and by looking at the hour meter on every outing you will be able to quickly determine how much fuel you got on board.
 
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