fuel tank dilemma

[JohnB]

Tom,
What did the gas gauge register? You may have other problems too. Check your filter/water seperator, and change it. The lower the gas level, the harder you have to suck gas uphill. There is also an anti-siphon valve, that may have turned on you and need to be replaced. It is probably in the tank, on the end of the pickup tube, some are at the top of the tank. I don't remember which way those are on a seacraft. It could also be a weak gas pump on the motor.
Finally, if you were running the no-wake zone, and had all the dive gear and juck in the cabin, you might of had the nose down quite a bit, but with 50 gal of gas in there, you should of been fine. Let us know what you find out.