We have a 3.1 gallon tank that came with our newer Tohatsu outboard motor. We also have a Honda 2HP outboard that we use on our dinghy that does not use a separate gas tank. We like to carry more than that 3.1 gallons for a longer cruise and we needed a small gas tank that we can use to fill our dinghy motor as well as fit in the gas locker on our boat. So we began to search around at local hardware stores as well as online for a tank that would fit. The biggest obstacle for the size was the height. Several 2 gallon tanks fit in the space next to the larger 3.1 gallon tank but with their pouring spouts on, they became too tall for the gas locker.
I posted a request to other owners of the Catalina but nobody had a great solution other than some smaller 1 gallon tanks or using a second larger tank with a quick disconnect and a siphon to the dinghy outboard. Since our teenagers are the primary users of the dinghy, I wanted a method that they could operate without too much difficulty and a siphon seemed like too much to worry about.
We finally found a solution yesterday. We came up with 2 smaller tanks, one is a Blitz 1.1 gallon tank with a trigger type of spout and the other is a No-Spill brand 1.25 gallon tank with a button push spout. Though we could have fit 2 of the Blitz tanks in the space, the slightly larger No-Spill seemed to have a few benefits including a nicer spout and just a little more capacity. Unfortunately 2 of the No-spill would not fit due to the wider tank.
They look like a perfect fit in there now. Take a look.
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