stevensibs
Senior Member
- Joined
- Mar 21, 2011
- Messages
- 177
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Still Sibsie
- Vessel Make
- 42' Bristol Trawler
Hi all, I am at the point of my restoration where I must design and fabricate the fuel tanks for the Bristol. The old steel ones are out...they were too far gone to save and very heavy, and I want to go with new 1/4" aluminum tanks, approx. 225 gallons each. Before I go to the fabricator, I have a few questions.*
The old tanks seemed to be gravity fed to the filters; there was no stand pipe on top going down to almost the bottom like in my gas boat. I know I need vents, I know I need fills, I know I need inspection ports, , but how will the single Cummins diesel draw the fuel to itself? I also have heard I should have a sump with a valve to drain sediment?? I removed all the old rotted cribbing and rotted saddles the tanks sat upon and am building new ones out of solid fiberglass, so no more rotting. Does anybody use sight gauges or do you all use sending units to electric gauges?*
Thanks, Steve
Also, if anybody is interested, you can follow along with this refit at our site, www.sibsie.com *
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The old tanks seemed to be gravity fed to the filters; there was no stand pipe on top going down to almost the bottom like in my gas boat. I know I need vents, I know I need fills, I know I need inspection ports, , but how will the single Cummins diesel draw the fuel to itself? I also have heard I should have a sump with a valve to drain sediment?? I removed all the old rotted cribbing and rotted saddles the tanks sat upon and am building new ones out of solid fiberglass, so no more rotting. Does anybody use sight gauges or do you all use sending units to electric gauges?*
Thanks, Steve
Also, if anybody is interested, you can follow along with this refit at our site, www.sibsie.com *
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