CharlieO.
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- Joined
- Sep 21, 2020
- Messages
- 1,805
- Location
- Lake Champlain Vermont, USA
- Vessel Name
- Luna C.
- Vessel Make
- 1977 Marine Trader 34DC
We have a 34DC Marine Trader which I think is the same set up as you have. We had to remove the tanks two years ago, 150 gal each. We started trying to cut them out with a sawzall but wasn’t working, would have taken forever. Luckily my stepson does a lot of work on cars and came over with a plasma cutter. Cut through those tanks in a few hours. A lot of people advised me not to pull the engine to put in new tanks, I knew I would have to settle for smaller tanks but figured I would never have to worry about old fuel. The yard made mockups of tanks to see how big we could fit. They gave me the dimensions and I had a fabricator make the tanks for me. We ended up with 67 gal on each side The biggest expense was having the yard install them, new tanks, all new hoses and valves. They did an excellent job and took about one week. Was very pleased with the work even though we saved money on removing the old tanks and getting the tanks the installation did cost.Probably could have installed the tanks ourselves but decided not to.
Do you happen to have any pics?
I'd be interested in the dimensions if you happened to know.
Cost of aluminum is keeping me from custom fabrication.
Thanks for your experiences.