Posted By: ERNEST PATY
I confess.... - 07/20/16 02:47 AM
I really screwed up today. REALLY. When I bought my current pontoon the gas gauge did not work. I found a wire broken off of the sender unit and repaired it. The gauge worked somewhat. When the tank was full it showed half full. when it showed empty it was still half full. I filled the tank Friday morning (holds 24 gal) and fished Friday, Sat and Sun mornings. When I put the boat up Sunday it showed Empty which I assumed meant it was half full. ( I guess I ran a lot more than usual because after fishing Tuesday morning on the way in we ran out of gas. No other boats anywhere, three miles from the marina, Called Rick, he was working, called the marina, no one available. Set the Xi5 on cruise control and aimed it at the marina. Two hours of sitting in the shade and trolling for little sandbass we made it in. The trolling motor must be pretty good on batteries because it was still going strong after two hours running on high.
Things to do.
1. Get the gas gauge fixed.
2. carry a small can of spare gas.
3. Get my head out of my a.....
Things to do.
1. Get the gas gauge fixed.
2. carry a small can of spare gas.
3. Get my head out of my a.....