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Background:
The previous owner gave us two tanks for our motor (Mercury). My understanding is that tanks go below the console on the deck. He ran the fuel line above the deck - I don't like this and want to run it inside the tunnel with the rest of the "stuff".

Status:
We took the boat out for our first "shakedown" cruise and am happy to report that so far so good. There is one thing that is annoying and I'm wondering what I'm missing and I want to get a handle on it before I re-run the fuel line. The Mercury connectors stick out quite a bit and they are "ankle biters" and I am concerned about something stupid happening - tripping and/or worse yet something stupid happening that will result in a fuel spill.

Question:
Am I missing something? Is this how things are with Merc fuel tanks and a Sakonnet? Suggestions please.

Thanks

Wayne