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Hi Whalerfolk,
I am getting pretty deeply into serious work on a Montauk 17, vintage 1989. Repowering etc. I am getting ready to replace the fuel tank, as a matter of necessity. I have narrowed it down to the Mirax DH 2424 aluminum tank from Lake Havasu City Az or the white Moeller 24 gallon which is plastic or some similar material.

The Mirax is said to come with a mechanical gauge while the the Moeller has a glow gauge. My old tank just had kind of a narrow clear tube I just looked at to tell how much fuel I had. Almost like a glorified dipstick.

What I am wondering is what do I have to do to each (mechanical vs glow) to tell me how much fuel I have? Do I need to also purchas a gauge to put on the console? What else? Just want to know what I got to do and how much I got to spend to know how much gas I've got in a reasonably accurate and sophisticated manner.

Lawyerbilly

by the way, I like the sleek "bad" appearance of the Mirax (which costs bout twice as much) but am wondering whether the rough ride in the chop will work it over.