[C38] Fuel tank removal

[Gus Woods]

Do most people use these doors to add a cabinet or is it just access? Last weekend when I was pondering how to get the tank out my wife said just cut a hole there and make a box for emergency things like the fire extinguisher and floating strobe.

She seems to always be ahead of me.

>>> "Duff, Russ (R.W.)" <rduff at visteon.com> 5/3/2007 1:23 PM >>>


Sincerely,

Russ Duff

RDUFF at VISTEON.COM 

Visteon Climate Control
D64
45000 Helm Street
Plymouth, MI  48170

Phone:734-582-2782


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[mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Duff, Russ (R.W.)
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 1:04 PM
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Subject: Re: [C38] Fuel tank removal HIJACK: Quarter Berth Cabinet Door

Interesting!  I went to yachtworld.com to check out the cabinet door.  There
were 21 boats listed. Of the 21 that had a clear picture of the front of the
quarter-berth, only 3 had the cabinet door, and it was different on each
one. I wonder if they were added later to make it easier to run wires?

Sincerely,

Russ Duff

RDUFF at VISTEON.COM 

Visteon Climate Control
D64
45000 Helm Street
Plymouth, MI  48170

Phone:734-582-2782


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Rob Cornelsen
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 12:48 PM
To: Catalina 38 Listserve
Subject: Re: [C38] Fuel tank removal

I have an 83 and do not have any door on the front of
my quarter berth.  I removed the tank last year to
replace the raw water seacock.  I had to use a long
screwdriver and a lot of patience.

Rob

--- "Duff, Russ (R.W.)" <rduff at visteon.com> wrote:

> Interesting.  I haven't removed my tank, but I have
> an '81 and it has a
> cabinet door (just like all the others) already
> built into the forward part
> of the quarter berth panel.  Maybe this came with
> the later models.  It
> sounds like you don't have one. 
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Russ Duff
> 
> RDUFF at VISTEON.COM 
> 
> Visteon Climate Control
> D64
> 45000 Helm Street
> Plymouth, MI  48170
> 
> Phone:734-582-2782
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org 
> [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf
> Of Gus Woods
> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:42 AM
> To: Listserve at catalina38.org 
> Subject: [C38] Fuel tank removal
> 
> A couple of years ago there was a question posted
> about possible problems
> removing the fuel tank and the general answer was
> "It's too easy to warrant
> any advice!"
> 
> Either my tank is not where the others are or I'm
> not as smart as the rest
> of you because I can't see how I can get the screws
> out without cutting an
> access port in the forward panel under the quarter
> berth. Love & Luck was
> built in September of '79 (#46 I think) and the tank
> is under the quarter
> berth with the forward edge of it several inches
> past the edge of the access
> panel above it. There are two flanges welded to the
> back of the tank with
> three screws in each and I can feel a similar
> arrangement on the outer edge
> of the front of it but I will have a difficult time
> getting a screwdriver on
> any of those three and I cannot get my arm anywhere
> near where the fourth
> one is likely to be. If I can get those nine screws
> out I may be able to
> move it enough to tear out the remaining three.
> 
> I can put it back by creating a slot for the forward
> flanges to slide into
> but I am curious about whether that is where they
> are all located.
> 
> Any help you can offer is greatly appreciated.
> 
> 
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