Matt'
When you secure the fuel tank(s?), be sure to place some sort of non absorbent strips under the tanks and under the straps. I pulled an aluminum tank out of a past boat that had been foamed in place. The foam had trapped moisture and pinholed the tank. Prior to installing the new tank, I enlaged the limber holes in the stringer, sealed the wood with epoxy, then attached strips of starboard to the tanks with 3M 5200. I had tabs on the top of the tank to secure it in place.
Just a thought....
Ken
Hi Ken,
You're spot on mate. I wasn't aware of this until my mate "Art" (on here) sent me an email with some fantastic tips from a surveyor. One of the links was for aluminium tank installation and you said exactly what the surveyor had said.
http://marinesurvey.com/yacht/fueltank.htm
Another fellow suggested I used foam but ill be steering well clear of that. When the time comes to locking the tank in, ill be glueing some 30mm plastic strips on the bottom of both the 500ltr diesel tank and the 500ltr water tank.
Thanks for your tip tho. Very much appreciated and thanks for looking out for me!
Cheers
Hendo.
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