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cap'n Brent
#1 Posted : Friday, April 03, 2009 6:13:51 PM(UTC)
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last year I changed pump twice to finde pick up was cloged why didnt they make tank out of aluminum and what to do about getting rust out or just change out tank
HP Chadwick bay Sunset Bay lake Erie NY boat name Sunrise 32' f/b fisherman chry 318 twin blue bastards,28'express singel 318
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#2 Posted : Friday, April 03, 2009 10:47:48 PM(UTC)
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#3 Posted : Saturday, April 04, 2009 12:42:35 AM(UTC)
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Brent,

Save yourself a lot of grief & go with Plastic fuel tanks Brick wall those steel tanks R shot d'oh! an will cost more to try & fix than a new tank will cost Anxious

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#4 Posted : Saturday, April 04, 2009 1:23:09 AM(UTC)
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This 10% alcohol we have in our gasoline today sucks up the water in the air every day as the gasoline expands in the daytime and shrinks at night. At the end of a month or two, the alcohol evaporates and you are left with a slug of water in your tank. This along with the bugs in the water will cause a lot of rust and other problems. You have to add Stabil Blue Fuel stabilizer when you are not using the gasoline or storing the boat. If you have rust, get bigger fuel filters as you will have a lot of problems till the tank starts leaking. When it starts leaking, you may not have anymore problems.
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#5 Posted : Saturday, April 04, 2009 1:58:15 AM(UTC)
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Yall got me thinking. I know the time will come when it starts to leak. I'm sure it will be in the bottom of the tank. leak into the bildge then bilge pump pumps it overbord if it doesn't explode. What a bill that will be. I'm going to have to tear out all rear deck I guess to remove the tank. Has anyone done this. I have an express,wonder if I could just cut a hole in the deck (before it leaks) & put a hatch there to remove the tank. I can see me trying to cut a hole with a rip saw with fumes in the bildge. What a trip that would be!
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#6 Posted : Saturday, April 04, 2009 2:24:01 AM(UTC)
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Why cut a hole in the deck? I can't see it taking more than a (good full) day to pull the deck and the tank. I was eyeing mine up, and Im not sure if it is the same tank or not, but it looks like you could pull one engine, and bring it out through that opening, maybe even without pulling an engine. As far as pulling gas tanks go, I would say our boats (expresses at least) are on the top of the list of easy. My 23 Aft has the tank glassed in UNDER the aft cabin...

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#7 Posted : Saturday, April 04, 2009 2:39:21 AM(UTC)
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Wayne,

I’m thinking on a 32' if the tank was near empty U could snake it out the hatches to the engines compartment on a Express take some measurements see if it’ll fit between the engines & needless to say if it does plug the fill & vent openings well Oh there I went & said it. d'oh!

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#8 Posted : Saturday, April 04, 2009 2:47:01 AM(UTC)
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Thanks,Thats a good idea. Going to the BigM this afternoon. I'll take a measure. There are two verticle supports I may have to remove. Wayne
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cap'n Brent
#9 Posted : Sunday, April 05, 2009 4:50:02 PM(UTC)
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Thats not the answer I was looking fore but i gues it is the corect one. To the plastic gas tank store i go thanks a bunch
HP Chadwick bay Sunset Bay lake Erie NY boat name Sunrise 32' f/b fisherman chry 318 twin blue bastards,28'express singel 318
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#10 Posted : Monday, April 06, 2009 3:18:44 AM(UTC)
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I looked at my express this past weekend & don't think my tank will come out unless I cut the deck or take the whole deck out first. no leaks so far on a 36 year old tank. add to my growing list. Wayne
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#11 Posted : Tuesday, April 07, 2009 2:59:03 AM(UTC)
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Guess I got lucky, my 1966 has twin aluminum 35's. As I have an I/O the tanks are just aft of the weather deck bulkhead and the engine is at the transom. Still, I found lots of stuff in them, so much that I left a gallon of acetone soak for a while to break it loose. There had steel fill pipes, which were rusted through, which is likely the cause of the crud. Why did they did that? 1.5" alu conduit matched the 1 7/8" o.d. on the tank fill exactally, the fuel hose was expensive and had a minimum purchase of 15' but our marina was willing to move the extra into their inventory. The tanks are cylinders and could come out the hatch.
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#12 Posted : Wednesday, April 08, 2009 2:36:41 PM(UTC)
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i think this pic may help it was not taken for this ,but you can see the post are removable .the top and the rear side are not .i don't know if the tank will clear the engines and trans or not.
hope it helps .









ps this tank is not leaking .should i be worried?????

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#13 Posted : Thursday, April 09, 2009 3:03:34 AM(UTC)
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Tim:
A lot has changed since 1972.
According to the USCG, the termimals on your batteries should be covered to avoid a short circuit and fire.
Also they should not be above or below any part of the fuel system and must be fastened securely to the boat.

Here's the regulation: http://edocket.access.gp...julqtr/33cfr183.420.htm

Better yet, battery boxes from Wallmart ($7.00) would cover the terminals and catch any spilled acid.

Last season, one of my batteries self-destructed and the case cracked. The acid spill was contained by the box.
As added protection, I sprinkle a box of baking powder in each battery box to neutralize the acid if it spills. It seemed to work.
Peter
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#14 Posted : Thursday, April 09, 2009 3:36:23 AM(UTC)
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That baking powder idea is terrific - you should pass it along to Boat US!
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#15 Posted : Thursday, April 09, 2009 6:45:06 AM(UTC)
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Hey guys just a word of caution about using baking soda to clean battery post or their connections just as it will naturalize the acidic deposits IT’LL also do the same to the battery especially flooded ones with the removable fill caps. Make sure that the caps are on tightly so none of the baking soda or it residue gets near the filler holes. I’m sure that 99.9% of the members are aware of this fact BUT just a friendly reminder

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#16 Posted : Friday, April 10, 2009 12:25:03 AM(UTC)
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peter , the battery mess is on a long list of fixes i have made a nice ground block and will secure and cover batterys when i replace the floor under them.thats an old pic from when the engine was out but the batterys are not any better yet.

going to put the water heater in today.


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