Sorry, I also meant to ask if they should ever be painted or will they be OK
once in the bost as is (assumming I haven't screwed up).
Thanks


"anxious boater" wrote in message
...
Being a newbie at boat refitting (almost re building), I have a new set of
alum gas tanks sitting outside in the rain and snow and it suddenly
occured
to me that maybe that's not good? I know alum doesn't rust like steel does
but am I asking for trouble having done that? Just plain alum, not painted
or anything, but the vents etc are plugged.

Thanks
Steve L