[C38] Fuel tank removal

[John Erlandson]

who did you have build your new one?
John-
C38 #291
Mal de Mer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill King" <wcking1 at cox.net>
To: "Catalina 38 Listserve" <listserve at catalina38.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: [C38] Fuel tank removal


> I have removed my fuel tank twice with no problem.  I have an 84 shoal
> draft, #278.  Do not have the accesss door on the front of the quarter
> berth.  That looks like something that was done aftermarket.
> My fuel tank had pinhole leaks on the bottom, primarily around the welded
> seams.  The guy who made the new one said that most aluminum diesel tanks
> are good for about 15 -18 years.  They corrode from the inside out due to
> water settling in the bottom of the tank.  I added five coats of
WestSystem
> epoxy to the bottom and sides of the tank before I put it back in.
>
> Bill King
>
>
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