"Geoff Schultz" wrote in message
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I have an aluminum fuel tank which has about a 6-8" inspection cover made
out of the same material. The cover screws through a rubber type gasket
and the screws are threaded into the tank material. One or two of the
screws have stripped the threads and the tank weeps diesel primarily when
it's completely full. Basically I think that I have 2 options to repair
this.

1) Redrill/tap with larger screws
2) JB Weld a nut on the inside.

Any comments/suggestions?

-- Geoff
www.GeoffSchultz.org

I suggest a third and fourth option:

3) Don't fill the tank completely full. Sail more and motor less.
4) Don't fill the tank at all - sell the motorboat and get a real sailboat.
Do you really think you'll enjoy paying ten bucks a gallon for diesel fuel
and that's what it's coming to sooner than you might think.

Wilbur Hubbard