[C38] Fuel Tank Clean-Out Port

[Les]

On Sun, 2008-04-06 at 14:38 -0700, Rich West wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> I have a friend sailing near Panama who is having trouble with a dirty fuel
> tank and clogged fuel filters.  My wife and I had the same problem with our
> C38.  To solve the problem, we cut two ports in the top of the fuel tank
> through which we could clean out the tank.  My friend is going to do the
> same thing and I posted some notes and a drawing on my web site for him
> about our experiences with the project.  I thought I'd share it here in case
> it could be of help to anyone thinking about doing the same thing.  The info
> is here:
> 
> http://www.idea-asylum.com/fuel-tank-hatch/
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Rich, Legacy, #360
> 
> 
Hi, Rich,
	I don't know if he can get it in Panama, but biodesil will certainly
clean the tank.  But if the hoses are old, then it will attack them.
The local fuel dock cleaned our tank with it and several filters later
we are in pretty good shape.  He accessed our tank through the fuel gage
port.

	But I will certainly check out your mods.

Regards,
Les H