$4149.00 (and a steal at that).

Trim is usually the answer for most of the things you do huh BJ?

My advice after seeing that motor is bring a towrope and/or a paddle.

My little corner of paradise always rocks LOL
When I moved in I had to use a jackhammer to get thru the clay to do the landscaping.

That's what I was thinking, don't want to suck up dirt, rust etc. The question is what do I use for glue that won't  be affected by gas over a long period of time.

Okay so in frustration I call Wriedt Boats who are now in Texas. He tells me that there should be a long tube from the exit fitting down into the tank and maybe mine got a hole in it or fell off as suggested above. So I unscrew the fitting and yup NO TUBE. So not knowing what it should look like I pull out the fitting from the starboard tank. Uuhhh noooo tube here either. WTF!   How can this side be working with no way to draw gas from the tank? Now I don't really care cuz I'm leaving for Parker/Big River on Sunday.
My question to the collective is am I better off using hard line i.e. copper or brass tubing or something flexible and how do I fasten it to my brass fitting? All these parts need to be readily availble at like Home Despot or sumpin. Am I overlooking anything?

Rod you're a friggin ray of sunshine you are. If the only access is this 1/2 inch elbow is this likely to have the draw tube on it or should I be looking for another "hole".  I have to take ALL of my interior out to see aany more than just the one end of the tank closest to the motor. Much of it is screwed to the floor.

That's what I'm thinking now. Soooo if I blow air into the elbow it might clear it . . . until the next time, right?

Thanks I may just try filling it and seeing what happens. All my lines appear new and are up high out of the bilge and harms way.

Ditto on Elsinore Marina.  Look for big white wall directly across from Lake High School (I think). It is just about the last thing before you make the big left sweeper which will have you running along the Ortega mtns and the backside of the lake. The earlier you get there the better you will like it. Before 6am is NOT too early. Be careful not to back truck in more than necessary as ramp is VERY slick. At the opposite end of the lake is a small cove where all the bikinis n boat sodas take place. Just do as the ramp nazis tell you to and all will be cool, these guys have no tolerance for anyone who doesn't get with their "system" at the ramp.
Oh yeah - DON'T DRINK THE WATER.

I'll bet a sixpac that he never gets over 1000 again.
Saw the thread about kitties so I couldn't help myself http://www.robollama.com/game/index....rams=play/378/
(If you like BP you'll might like this too)

Hear hear . . . can I get a har-rump from the room (obscure Blazing Saddles reference).

I considered waaay down south, but I only have one working gas tank on my boat right now and so I wanted to go somewhere more familiar. I've been going to various places between Blythe and Parker for 40 years and know that section of river pretty well. Plus Mapquest says that Martinez is quite a bit further a way. What is the lodging and gas situation down there? Any info is greatly appreciated.