[C38] 35 gal fuel tank photos

[D. R. Strong]

Les: I look forward to the photos. Replacing the 22 gallon tank is going 
to be a big job.
Don

Les wrote:
> Hi, Phil,
> 	My tank holds 35 gallons +/-.  My boat is like yours, with the chamfer.
> The tank sits about 4-5" away from the through-hull, and is not tight to
> the chamfer, but about 4" away from it.  I am not at the boat now, but
> next week will be there and can take some photos with a ruler in place
> to scale them for you.  
>
> Regards,
> Les H
> On Sat, 2007-10-06 at 21:03 +0000, 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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Donald R. Strong
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