[C38] Fuel tank

[Joseph Launie]

eyriepg at comcast.net wrote:
> Joe,
>  
> Thanks for the reply.
>  
> My quarterberth is chamfered (dog-eared liked like a page in a book) 
> on the inboard forward corner.  This makes it impossible to place the 
> tank in both the most forward and most inboard location.  To get the 
> tank all the way forward, you have to move the tank outboard about 6 
> inches.  To get the tank all the way inboard, you have to move it aft 
> about 6 inches.  If I moved the 35" tank as far inboard as I could, it 
> would hang over the raw water intake valve.
>  
> Do you have the chamfer in forward inboard corner of your 
> quarterberth?  Catalina made some nice refinements to their boats 
> between 1980 and 1990.
>  
> Phil Gay
> 1980 C38 049 Que Linda
> Everett, WA
>  
>
>     -------------- Original message --------------
>     From: Joseph Launie <jlaunie at cox.net>
>     eyriepg at comcast.net wrote:
>>     I am planning to replace my non original 18 gallon fuel tank with
>>     the tank that Catalina designed for our boat.  I have attached a
>>     file with the dimensions in past posts to the listserve.  The
>>     dimensions are 35 5/8" x 18" x about 15" at the deepest.  I had
>>     understood that the capacity was 35 gallons, but my rough
>>     calculations indicate a capacity of about 42 gallons.  The
>>     Catalina installation drawing shows the tank being located with
>>     the inboard side inline with the vertical wall of the
>>     quarterberth.  I don't see how it will fit into under the
>>     quarterberth in this spot with the engine cooling water intake
>>     where it is located.  The tank would fit if it were moved
>>     outboard and moved forward in the boat some. 
>>      
>>     Would someone look at their fuel tank and measure the size of
>>     their tank (looking down) and note where it is located relative
>>     to the inboard wall of the quarterberth and the vertical wall at
>>     the forward end of the quarterberth?
>>      
>>     Phil Gay
>>     C38 049 Que Linda
>>     Everett, WA
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>     Phil,
>         On Hull # 365, built in 1990 and commissioned in 1991 my tank
>     is snug against the forward wall of the quarterberth. It is rather
>     close to the inboard wall as well and there is really nothing else
>     under that quarterberth. I do not trust our fuel guage and since
>     we race all the time we put fuel in 2 gallons at a time so I have
>     no clue as to our tank capacity.   Joe Launie, Macavity
>
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> Re: [C38] Fuel tank
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> Joseph Launie <jlaunie at cox.net>
> Date:
> Sat, 6 Oct 2007 19:35:49 +0000
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Phil,
    No I do not. Forward wall is straight with just a small shaved off 
corner. Also my raw water intake value is almost under the engine and 
reached thru the opening near the stairs. Actually, the story I got 
about my boat is that the production line had been shut down and some 
guy on the east coast insisted that Frank build him a 38. They still had 
the hull and deck molds so they did. From there, they improvised. I have 
windows similar to the 42 in my main cabin. I have a 4 cyclinder 
Universal diesel from who knows where. I have louvered doors throughout 
my salon like the 42. And I have a relatively straight quarterberth 
forward wall.
    The 4 cylinder Universal is about 150 pounds heavier than the 
standard engine making us not competitive in class racing (altho we have 
not done any we have had great difficulty sailing to 117 - our area PHRF 
rating. We sail under the Club handicap rule where your rating changes 
after every race so that is not an issue.We also have a heavy anchor 
windlass and have re-built the bow roller incorporating a steel plate 
which runs back to the edge of the anchor locker. We also have Lewmar 
plastic hatches which you can see thru instead of the fiberglass ones.) 
The guy back east cancelled his order and the dealer back there refused 
the boat. Frank cancelled his dealership and the boat sat in his Marina 
del Rey sales outlet until I came along. I traded a 43 foot coastal 
twin-screw powerboat with flybridge in on the 38 but that is another 
story. )Joe
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