My aluminum tank sits on dri-deck (https://www.dri-dek.com/) which sits on star-board. Nothing that holds water is touching the aluminum. The 35 tank exits from the top, but there is hardly any clearance. I got an aluminum 90 degree fitting made for me and someone on the list found 90 degree rubber fittings for much less than I spent. Also note with a new tank, you could get a welder to just seal the top and weld the fill on the side before you put it in the boat.
Joe Coquina 35 MK I From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Gary Nylander via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2018 9:13 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Gary Nylander <gnylan...@atlanticbb.net> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Stus-List C&C 30' mk1 replacement fuel tank I have replaced my tank. A problem in the original one, being made of aluminum and sitting on a piece of plywood, is that it (over 36 years) will develop pin holes and leak. Then you get to pump diesel out of your bilge. A second problem is the original has a elbow welded in the top which allows the input hose to exit sideways on the starboard side. I could not find a tank which would fit on the shelf which did not have a vertical input – and thus not allow the (very not flexible) input hose to turn down in time. I went to a smaller Moeller tank (11 gallons) instead of the original 19. Others have drilled a fill hole in the cockpit floor and put the filler in straight. The Moeller tank I have was about $175 or so as opposed to some others which didn’t appear to fit any better for $400 or more. You can get a bunch of other tanks by Googling Moeller and/or chasing down some other manufacturers. Or…. Take your tank out and find an aluminum welder and have a new bottom welded on (may be the best overall solution). The rest of the tank was fine, just the bottom was perforated. Gary Nylander 30-1 #593 From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>> On Behalf Of Steve Guiney via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, September 4, 2018 8:44 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Steve Guiney <stevengui...@gmail.com<mailto:stevengui...@gmail.com>> Subject: Stus-List C&C 30' mk1 replacement fuel tank Hello I'm wondering if anyone replaced their original fuel tank and know the dimensions of have a Moeller part number?
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