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Subject: Re: Stus-List Advice Wanted: Cleaning out a Fuel Tank C&C 30mkII
I disconnect the vent line at the hull fitting, and the fuel line at the
inlet to the filter.
The fuel line goes into an empty gas can. I connect an airgun from an air
tank, a automotive
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I disconnect the vent line at the hull fitting, and the fuel line at the inlet
to the filter.
The fuel line goes into an empty gas can. I connect an airgun from an air tank,
a automotive
"pig" for inflating tires, to the vent line. I lightly pressurize the tank
until the fuel is out,
then add a
able to do it that way.mine have not been changed in more than 5 years.
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night.
Frank Noragon
S/V Cool Change
C&C 38LF, S/N 001
Rose City Yacht Club
Portland, Oregon
From: Kevin Driscoll
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2014 2:51 PM
To: Frank ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Advice Wanted: Cleaning out a Fuel Tank C&C 30mkII
Great advice Frank! Your
Instead, I hand
carry 5 gallons at a time, to my boat.
Chuck
Resolute
1990 C&C 34R
Atlantic City, NJ
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filters since the original treatment.
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> Good luck,
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> Frank Noragon
> C&C 38LF, S/N:001
> Rose City Yacht Club
> Portland, Oregon
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is C. ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Advice Wanted: Cleaning out a Fuel Tank C&C 30mkII
All very good questions and answers.
My thoughts are that I am going to do what I can from the access hatch (ie
remove old fuel and what solids I can), change the filter, fill er' up
You might take some pictures to get a better idea how much gunk is in there
and then decide if professional help is warranted.
Good luck!
Joel
On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Kevin Driscoll wrote:
> All very good questions and answers.
>
> My thoughts are that I am going to do what I can from
All very good questions and answers.
My thoughts are that I am going to do what I can from the access hatch (ie
remove old fuel and what solids I can), change the filter, fill er' up
again (with Stabil added) and call it good. I may buy some star brite, whic
Practical Sailor gave two thumbs up to.
How are you going to wipe the inside? Get to the corners?
Can you easily remove the tank?
As an old motorcycle guy, I think the best way to clean a tank is to remove it,
throw a handful of gravel in it, shake it a bunch, pour out the gravel and
rinse it.
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville,
Kevin,
When we cleaned out Calypso's tank it was a combo of a fuel polishing service,
pressure wash with fuel when the polishing equipment was alongside, and hand
wipe down through two access ports.
We did pull out several pieces of debris from the past and completed a visual
inspection throug
Dead algae is heavier than diesel in my experience, so you do want to be
sure to get the sludge out of the bottom. I rinsed my tank in diesel and
sloshed it around, but then again the fuel tank was sitting in my cockpit
(took most of a day to get it there).
And, if yours (like the 30-1) has a stai
Not sure how that would work unless there is a big access port. I took my tank
home and washed it out with a hose.
You can always get one of the "fuel polisher" trucks to come down and clean it.
Joe Della Barba
C&C 35 MK I
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