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Old 01-12-2008, 11:01 AM
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Does anyone know if fuel bags work well?
Old 01-12-2008, 11:05 AM
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I seen a few boats with them they seem to work fine think id prefer normal tank myself but
Old 01-12-2008, 11:16 AM
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Alright thanks
Old 01-12-2008, 11:53 AM
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Fuel bags (IV Bags) work very well. Like all systems - they have their advantages and disadvantages. A big plus is that they are not vented. This means storage smell is minimized, no chance of water contaminating fuel when the boat flips, no sucking air through your pickup before your tank is dry and so on. They are very compact and flexible as well as light weight..

Disadvantages are thay will last about 2-3 years with care. They need to be stored with about 1/4 tank of fuel in them and you must not allow air in the tank. They can leak over time (though care will keep this from happening). They are a good system and I prefer them over regular tanks.
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Where would the second line on a weedy engine go since there is only the 1 outlet in the IV bags?
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cap it off
Old 01-12-2008, 07:43 PM
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Where can you get them at?
Old 01-12-2008, 09:18 PM
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Various places. I know that Al at BH Hanson does them.

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another advantage is you can move them around for weight distribution
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you can get bags from Zac @ http://www.americanrcboats.com


bags are the only thing i will use.

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