Plain old clear vinyl tubing as is used for drinking water -- available at marine stores or hardware stores. It will remain transparent enough for about 3 years then must be replaced. If you are concerned about it being damaged, make a shield for it out of wood or a metal tube with the side cut away on a milling machine. Make certain a ball valve is used at the bottom so replacement is easy but most importantly so it can be closed off all the time except when you check the level. The top should go either into the tank top or to a vent. This bottom connection is also a good place to put a drain so you can strip out any water that may accumulate from condensation. Hope this gives you some ideas ... Regards, Wayne Shosie on board BLUE MAX, a 1981 Albin 43 presently lying Summerland Key, FL

I have the same setup. I also bought two cheap 6-foot tape measures and cut the blades off just to the length of the tubing. I ran them down inside and I now have a calibrated scale for measuring the fuel. Russ Washosie@aol.com wrote: > Plain old clear vinyl tubing as is used for drinking water -- available at > marine stores or hardware stores. It will remain transparent enough for > about 3 years then must be replaced. If you are concerned about it being > damaged, make a shield for it out of wood or a metal tube with the side cut > away on a milling machine. Make certain a ball valve is used at the bottom > so replacement is easy but most importantly so it can be closed off all the > time except when you check the level. The top should go either into the tank > top or to a vent. This bottom connection is also a good place to put a drain > so you can strip out any water that may accumulate from condensation. > Hope this gives you some ideas ... > Regards, > Wayne Shosie > on board BLUE MAX, a 1981 Albin 43 > presently lying Summerland Key, FL -- |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | Russ and Donna Sherwin | | "Four Seasons" | | 1981 Marine Trader DC44 | | Sunnyvale, Ca 94087 | |----------------------------------------------------------------------|