Wayne.B wrote:
Just got a phone call from the boatyard doing the pressure testing on
the GB fuel tanks. Not good it turns out.

So what's your favorite way of replacing fuel tanks on a GB49?

Depends. Where are they, how difficult to access, what do you want to
replace them with, do you mind cutting big panels out of the hull?

I am thinking ahead to replacing our fuel tanks, and so far I have
considered two options: cutting them up in place, and replacing them
with fiberglass tanks molded in place (I could premold some of the
sections); or cutting the tops off the tanks and putting bladder tanks
inside the old tanks.

The classic way to remove & replace fuel tanks is to cut big panels out
of the hull, yank the tanks, put in new ones, and refiberglass the
panels into place. Just as strong and (given a reasonable level of skill
with fiberglass) nobody could ever tell it was cut. Yet somehow I don't
want to do this to our boat....

Fair Skies
Doug King