I tend to run both my cars and boat a lot lower in fuel than i probably should. It drives my wife crazy when the fuel light comes on and i tell her there's no need for gas, i have plenty left A couple of years ago we were on Lake Powell for the entire day and i kept a close eye on the fuel gauge. I knew we were getting really low and we were a long way from the marina as it started getting dark. I really started to get worried as we were cruising back thinking we were going to run out. As we got within about 200 yards of the marina the boat sputtered a few times and died! Luckily my buddy who was following us back in towed us the rest of the way haha.