A Fuel System Fitted Across the Bar Crusher Range
From the compact 535C to the 670HT, Bar Crusher models run the SafeTank™ advanced fuel system. It’s designed around safety, strength and easy maintenance, not just capacity. The tank is welded into the deck for extra hull strength, and it’s paired with an easy-access rear filler and an in-floor inspection port.
The Rear Filler: Easy Fill-Ups with Expansion Space
The rear fuel filler sits in the transom step-through, making it easy to fill up at the service station. A built-in fill-stop valve reduces spillage and leaves headspace at the top of the tank. That expansion space matters, because fuel expands as the weather warms up, so it’s a safety feature as much as a convenience. You might hear an occasional knock from the valve at certain fill levels. That’s normal, and it means the valve is working.
The In-Floor Inspection Port: See and Service Your Fuel
The inspection port lets you look directly into the tank to check your fuel visually. If you ever get a bad batch of fuel, you can drain it through the port without pulling the tank apart to fix the problem.
Why It Matters
Bar Crusher points out that many plate boats have the fuel tank deep in the bilge, sealed under a screwed and siliconed cover plate. That weakens the structure and makes the tank so hard to inspect that it often doesn’t get checked. If a hose or clamp fails, fuel can leak into the sub-floor unnoticed, which is a real hazard.
SafeTank™ is built to avoid that. All fuel hoses and clamps sit above Bar Crusher’s fully welded, sealed Rigideck® floor, so they’re easy to inspect and service for the life of the boat. Bar Crusher says the in-floor inspection port is a feature not offered on other boats built in Australia.
Explore More Bar Crusher Technology
SafeTank™ is one part of Bar Crusher’s boat technology, alongside the Waveslicer® hull, Quickflow® water ballast and Bar Catch® trailer system. To see it in person, build and quote your boat or visit your local Bar Crusher dealer.
