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Subject: RE: TWL: Al tanks
From: Bohn, James M (James.Bohn@XXX.XXX)
Date: Thu Jan 10 2002 - 11:30:26 EST
David P. Ross wrote:
>Hey listers, any advice? I've already looked at the archives and Pascoe and
>all that, so tarpaper and Gluvit make me nervous. 5052 ok? Is that the
>same as the 5000 that Pascoe recommends? Apparently a CG approved vessel
>would need 1/4" 5065 (?) AL. Any advice about fabricating Fiberglas exhaust
>elbows?
Al 5052 is the right grade of Aluminum to use in a welded fuel tank. BTW,
it is also a very good boat-building material, many yachts and ships are
made of 5052.
Jim Bohn
M/V Margaret Ann
1974 Trojan 44
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