The aluminum fuel tank on my boat from 1989 developed a small leak underneath while on the hard. A pin hole opened up after I had painted the bilge and the reddish fuel trickled out from under the tank ontop the white paint. I never located the offending pinhole as I found many areas of corrosion on the tank bottom. I looked at all the possible repairs and thought how new leaks might develop at the most inopportune time at sea. I couldn't think of an environmentally responsible way to deal with fuel in the bilge while at sea and no way to stop twenty gallons of diesel from winding up in the bilge if I was away from the boat when a leak occured.
I looked into buying a new and better tank. Moeller plastic tanks come in a thousand shapes and sizes and cost under $400. I ordered the new tank and all new hoses, clamps, valves, & sender. http://www.moellermarine.com/product-category/fuel-containment/permanent-fuel-tanks/ Chuck > On May 20, 2020 at 1:28 PM "Dennis C. via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Yep. Years ago I did the same with a fuel tank on an old motorcycle that > had been idled for a while. I removed the tank, threw in a handful of > gravel, shook it around to remove rust, etc. Flushed it, poured in some fuel > tank repair epoxy, swirled it all around to coat the tank and re-installed > it. Worked well. > > There are several options for tank repair. > > -- > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 12:20 PM Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: > > > > Hi Dennis, > > > > One of our boat neighbors had a similar problem on a powerboat. He > > drained all the fuel, cut multiple access ports in the top so he could get > > around any baffles and coated the bottom and 3" up the side with an epoxy > > specially designed to withstand fuel. He then made caps for the access > > ports and screwed them down. It turns out that this kind of solution is > > evidently pretty common. > > > > Food for thought, > > > > Bruce Whitmore > > 1994 C&C 37/40+ > > "Astralis" > > Madeira Beach, FL > > (847) 404-5092 (mobile) > > bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net mailto:bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net > > > > > > On Wednesday, May 20, 2020, 12:39:31 PM EDT, Dennis C. via CnC-List > > < cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: > > > > > > While some don't care for them, fuel bladders are a viable option. > > Might want to explore that option. > > > > Dennis C. > > > > On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 11:25 AM ssjohnson via CnC-List < > > cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: > > > > > > > All....when tensioning the steering cable. > > It looks like the tank is sitting in a pool of diesel....I an bummed. It > > is the original aluminum tank, but the boat has only been in fresh water - > > Lake Michigan - so I had though I was safe from corrosion. Access to the > > tank is very limited....the engine and a retaining stringer would probably > > need to be cut out....at least that is what Wally on Stella Blue did. I > > cannot think of other options....and am open to ideas/suggestions. Cannot > > launch it as is... > > > Spencer Johnson > > > 84 LF38 "Alegria" #165 > > > Waukegan, IL / Racine, WI > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your > > > contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want > > > to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- > > > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Dennis C. > > Touche' 35-1 #83 > > Mandeville, LA > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. > > Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list > > - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. > > Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list > > - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > > > > > > > -- > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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