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I am rebuilding a Nova Scotia lobster boat to go cruising in the Carribean.
I am thinking of building epoxy covered diesel fuel tanks. Anabody having any experienec with those? Thanks Luc MV/ Julie C Montreal |
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Sir Karl wrote: I am rebuilding a Nova Scotia lobster boat to go cruising in the Carribean. I am thinking of building epoxy covered diesel fuel tanks. Anabody having any experienec with those? Thanks Luc MV/ Julie C Montreal O.K. here is how I use a forum. I put " epoxy fuel tanks " in the little search box, poke search, and get thousands of hits. Just skimming a few, I see that it is NOT a good idea. I am kinda glad to see this, as I heve removed 2 200 gallon tanks, and 2 100 gallon tanks from my vessel for reconditioning. The 50 gallon center tank can stay in there forever, as far as I am concerned. It would have been easier to fill, and drain epoxy, but I just didn't feel that was the correct way. I would think you would not want to have to worry about fuel, on your journey, so would invest in a good set of tanks. I do not know the price of monel, but I took them out of an old Owens, rattled gravel aqround in them, then took them to a car wash, and pressured them clean. The ones I am working on now are 5020?? (or something like that) AL, and there are HOLES in it where it rained in there. Just one tank is that way. I may have to have one built if I cannot reliably patch it.Oh well, I ramble. sorry. Good luck, and see what others have done/said. Den Uniflite48YF |
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Thanks....I think I will forget about plywood tanks and go for plastic
ones..The marina were my boat is quoted me a good price on plastic thanks Cheers Luc "den" wrote in message oups.com... Sir Karl wrote: I am rebuilding a Nova Scotia lobster boat to go cruising in the Carribean. I am thinking of building epoxy covered diesel fuel tanks. Anabody having any experienec with those? Thanks Luc MV/ Julie C Montreal O.K. here is how I use a forum. I put " epoxy fuel tanks " in the little search box, poke search, and get thousands of hits. Just skimming a few, I see that it is NOT a good idea. I am kinda glad to see this, as I heve removed 2 200 gallon tanks, and 2 100 gallon tanks from my vessel for reconditioning. The 50 gallon center tank can stay in there forever, as far as I am concerned. It would have been easier to fill, and drain epoxy, but I just didn't feel that was the correct way. I would think you would not want to have to worry about fuel, on your journey, so would invest in a good set of tanks. I do not know the price of monel, but I took them out of an old Owens, rattled gravel aqround in them, then took them to a car wash, and pressured them clean. The ones I am working on now are 5020?? (or something like that) AL, and there are HOLES in it where it rained in there. Just one tank is that way. I may have to have one built if I cannot reliably patch it.Oh well, I ramble. sorry. Good luck, and see what others have done/said. Den Uniflite48YF |
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