Tony,
Don't even bother. Throw it away before it kills you. Never use aluminum for
a fuel tank. It is far too reactive. Use polypropylene, it doesn't corrode.
It is stable. It resists vibration. and it doesn't generate static
electricity.
Steve
"Tony Abbott" wrote in message
om...
How does one check for a fuel tank leak? The boat is a 1974 33' Silverton
with an alumimun(?) gas tank under the cabin floor, 250 gallons. It is a
gasoline based boat.

Thanks for any and all responses.

You make a fair point. If it is leaking it would probably be a waste of
time fixing it. If the leak is due to corrosion then it's probably about to
leak in a bunch of places.

"Steve Lusardi" wrote in message
...
Tony,
Don't even bother. Throw it away before it kills you. Never use aluminum
for
a fuel tank. It is far too reactive. Use polypropylene, it doesn't
corrode.
It is stable. It resists vibration. and it doesn't generate static
electricity.
Steve
"Tony Abbott" wrote in message
om...
How does one check for a fuel tank leak? The boat is a 1974 33'
Silverton
with an alumimun(?) gas tank under the cabin floor, 250 gallons. It is a
gasoline based boat.

Thanks for any and all responses.

That's interesting. Without knowing the source of the leak or the shape
of the tank and availability of a suitable poly replacement, your advice
is to junk the tank? Tony, please get a second opinion. It's a
30-yr-old boat, and you may only have a cracked hose.
Regards, Boatdreams.
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Steve Lusardi wrote:
Tony,
Don't even bother. Throw it away before it kills you. Never use aluminum for
a fuel tank. It is far too reactive. Use polypropylene, it doesn't corrode.
It is stable. It resists vibration. and it doesn't generate static
electricity.
Steve
"Tony Abbott" wrote in message
om...

How does one check for a fuel tank leak? The boat is a 1974 33' Silverton
with an alumimun(?) gas tank under the cabin floor, 250 gallons. It is a
gasoline based boat.

Thanks for any and all responses.