Typhoon fuel tank location

[Drake]

I am considering buying a Typhoon. I am going to look at it this weekend. I feel I would need to operate it with an aux outboard. I dont have that much confidence in my sailing skills yet.

In looking at info on the internet I can not tell where a fuel tank could be mounted for an outboard. Is there a good location ??

Or do you have to use a model with a tank that is integral to the motor ( mounted on top )

Thanks



wildmansayswhat@yahoo.com

[Harris]

I alway consider a gastank safer and more reliable when placed on deck when in use. That gives you more instant access when you motor stalls ( and it will) so you can pump the bulb and inspect the fuel level. Id steer away from integral tanks if possible. On a Ty the motor is not that close at hand from the cockpit and the fine ends of the hull create and exagerated motion when ones weight is on the aft deck fueling the motor. Its actually harder than it looks........and nothing diminishes the pure essense of sailing more than pouring gas on oneself and in the water. Ty owners will share with you where they keep their fuel tanks and how they route the lines.......cockpit lockers are a common place. Alot of people I know choose motor based on th esmalles remte tak one they can find. And its best to stay light for a ty motor. Anything single cylinder.



hg@myhost.com

[sloopjohnl]

if it is just to get in and out of a slip or short distances, a 3 to 5hp is plenty and an integral tank would work fine. for more motoring when the wind dies, or long trips up a creek or river to a mooring 4 to 6 hp would be better. for that you would probably want a remote tank. i keep mine under a cockpit seat so i can access the primer bulb easily. the fuel line i run back towards the transom (still under the seat) and exit thru the round deck plate located behnd the tiller on the aft cockpit wall. from there to the motor.

I am considering buying a Typhoon. I am going to look at it this weekend. I feel I would need to operate it with an aux outboard. I dont have that much confidence in my sailing skills yet.

In looking at info on the internet I can not tell where a fuel tank could be mounted for an outboard. Is there a good location ??

Or do you have to use a model with a tank that is integral to the motor ( mounted on top )

Thanks

[Bill Lawson]

I am considering buying a Typhoon. I am going to look at it this weekend. I feel I would need to operate it with an aux outboard. I dont have that much confidence in my sailing skills yet.

In looking at info on the internet I can not tell where a fuel tank could be mounted for an outboard. Is there a good location ??

Or do you have to use a model with a tank that is integral to the motor ( mounted on top )

Thanks

I would suggest under one of the seats. Anything inside the hull would be dangerous as well as smelly. Also..get a long shaft no matter what HP you decide on. Good Luck Bill



walawson@qwest.net

[Joel]

I have a 3 gal. tank that I keep on the cockpit floor when motoring. I keep it in the cabin when under sail and haven't found there to be a time when I needed to get under motor quicker than what it takes to get the tank in position. If I keep Pokey (she's for sale, BTW), I'm going to look into the idea of keeping the tank in a seat locker and running the gas line as described by sloopjohnl.

I have a 4hp Johnson Sailmaster that is more than sufficient. This past weekend I motored to the boat yard to have her hauled (sniff). I was fighting the tide, a 25kt+ breeze and 3-4 foot swells and made fine headway. (I probably should have been under sail but I, too, am not that confident in my sailing skills!) I start each season with a full tank and it's the unusual summer in which I need to top it off.

Joel
s/y Pokey II
'73 Ty #549



bondy_joel@hotmail.com

[Marino Curati]

I have a 4hp Johnson Long shaft with an integral tank. In my opinion, its the best way to go. I've never had any trouble filling the tank either at the dock or out on the waves. You just spin it around and the tank is right in front of you. My tank holds about a gallon and will run the boat around 4 kts for about an hour. If I was to buy a new one I'd get a Nissan 3.5hp. It's light and has plenty of power for getting in and out of the slip. I sail on Lake Erie and have motored in chop many times.

I personally feel that the boat wasn't designed with an OB in mind. Even my 4hp makes the boat sit off her lines. The heavier you go the more obvious this will be.

If you know you're going to need gas to get in and there's wind and waves, I simply heave-to and the boat parks. It's then easy to fill it. Read up on how to heave-to if you don't know what that is - especially if you're going to single hand the boat.

I hope this helps,
Marino Curati
Ty #74 Snug
Cleveland

[Jack Chamberlain]

We've had a 4-hp Mariner with a built-in tank on our Typhoon for 18 years. Tank holds about 3/4 gallon. We sometimes keep a 2-gal can below, just in case.If there's any wind at all, we almost never need the motor, except to leave and return to our dock.



jchamber@crosslink.net

[john hoft-march]

I have a 5 hp Mercury with both an integral and external tank. I've not used the integral tank for concern over capacity (the bay of Sturgeon Bay is a long, funnel shape and I often wind up motoring home against the wind) and weight. The motor is more than adequate to move the boat upwindThe external tank is a low-profile 6 gal. which sits in the pan under the cockpit floor, in front of the battery and between the scuppers. The fuel line runs back to the transom and out a hole in the aft deck. There is a connection at each end of the line so I can remove the tank and or motor without disturbing the line. As for the priming bulb, it doesn't seem to need a lot of attention. I just give it a couple of squeezes before starting the motor, and that seems to take care of it - I have even forgotten to do that or open the tank vent on occasion with no ill effects so far. I fill the tank at the beginning of the season and top it up from a 2-gallon tank as needed.

The only drawbacks, apart from having to reach out over the aft deck to change gears or adjust speed (has anyone tried putting remote controls in the cockpit?) are the loss of that under-cockpit storage area and the occasional fuel smell inside the cabin.

Good luck.
John



john.hoft-march@appleton.org

[Chip]

I keep an external 5 gallon tank on the sole of the cockpit whenever we are underway in Casco Bay, Maine. I also keep a 1 gallon plastic jerry can under a seat. It would be more convenient to have the tank under the sole inside the cabin, but 1) I don't like the fumes that result when it operates with the vent open from this location and 2) having to heft the tank from the cabin into the cockpit for each outing is a handy system for forcing yourself to be aware of your fuel level. Happy sailing (or motoring )



chipgavin@alum.colby.edu

[Serge Zimberoff]

Totally endorse Marino's notes. When taking a long trip just carry a couple of extra 1.5's below. Becalmed doesn't take much fuel and if there's wind...
Serge
Ty #1700 'Cloning Around'



serge@srtrop.com

[Bruce Hettleman]

Hi,
I mounted a 5 gallon gas tank under the port seat in the cockpit with a strap. The fuel line goes out though an aft thru-hull and comes out just below my motor which is attached with the original motor mount. This works out well. Everything is out of the way.



bruce.d.hettleman@hitchcock.org

[Dan Riley]

Does anyone know what is the smallest horsepower motor you can put on a typhoon weekender. will a new 3.5 horsepower work.



Dannycriley@aol.com

[Robert]

After much research, we opted for the Honda 2hp. It moves the boat easily even against the tide. No smoke, starts on the first pull and weighs 28 lbs.



rjohn12@midsouth.rr.com