[C38] 1980 fuel tank

[Les]

I wasn't aware of the protocol, so I just sent them.  Thanks, Charles
for passing them on.  To those of you on modems, I appologize for the
size, but I felt that the resolution was necessary to convey the
information of the tape showing the distances.

Regards,
Les H
On Thu, 2007-10-25 at 00:35 +0000, eyriepg at comcast.net wrote:
> Don,
>  
> Thanks for confirming my suspicion about the tank.
>  
> The answer to your question is that Charles Finn, our very capable
> Catalina 38 Assn webmaster, monitors the listserve content.  There is
> a filter that delays postings above a certain size.  As moderator of
> the listserve, Charles approves appropriate posts.  When I have posted
> photos in the past, I notified Charles ahead of time so that he would
> be watching for them.  I'm not sure how Les arrranged it.  Charles is
> also the person to talk with about posting articles and photos to the
> web site.
>  
> Charles' email is charles at finn.ws
>  
> Phil Gay
> C38 049 Que Linda
> Everett, WA
>  
>         -------------- Original message -------------- 
>         From: DRS <drstrong at ucdavis.edu> 
>         Dear Phil: 
>             Discreet Charm is hull #50, 1980 and has a 20 gal fuel
>         tank. It is leaking somewhere that I have not been able to
>         find. I have had it out and have replaced it, all pretty
>         easy. 
>             I have images for you, but have not been able to post them
>         owing to the file size restriction.
>         How does one post images on our site?
>         Would it be possible to post these on the tech tab of our
>         site?
>         Who is in charge of doing this?
>         Don
>         
>         eyriepg at comcast.net wrote: 
>         > After comparing Les's photos of his 1982 fuel tank, which
>         > looks like the tank drawing in the tech tips part of the C38
>         > web site, I am concluding that this tank could not possibly
>         > fit under the quarterberth on my boat.  The main problem is
>         > the my raw water through hull is in the way.  Les's boat
>         > also has a larger access hole since his hole follows the
>         > chamfered shape of the quarterberth molding where my cutout
>         > is rectangular.
>         >  
>         > Now I am wondering if any pre 1982 boats have a larger tank
>         > than the 18 gallon one that I have in my boat.  I believe
>         > that in 1982 Catalina made a number of changes to the
>         > interior of the C38.  The countertop around the sink is
>         > shaped differently and a little higher, and the floor is
>         > stepped down forward of the galley where the earlier floors
>         > slope down (this takes guests by surprise all the time).
>         > Any comments by pre 1982 boat owners would be very helpful.
>         >  
>         > Phil Gay
>         > C38 049 Que Linda
>         > Everett, WA
>         >  
>         >         -------------- Original message -------------- 
>         >         From: Les <hlhowell at pacbell.net> 
>         >         
>         >         > Hi, everyone, 
>         >         > Sorry it took me so long to get the photos and get
>         >         them posted. Please 
>         >         > forgive the dirty appearance of the area near the
>         >         fuel tank, we haven't 
>         >         > had time to get that cleaned up this year... 
>         >         > 
>         >         > I used a tape measure to help you see the
>         >         distances. These photos can 
>         >         > be posted if Catalina approves. 
>         >         > 
>         >         > Regards, 
>         >         > Les H 
>         >         > JACE 
>         >         > 
>         > 
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> > Subject: [C38] 1980 fuel tank
> > Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:35:51 +0000
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