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Subject: Re: TWL: Leaking Fuel Tanks
From: Gary and Vanette (gabrobst@XXX.XXX)
Date: Thu Feb 06 2003 - 08:54:50 EST
Brian Hendrix,
You wrote:
I think untreated steel immersed in diesel fuel for twenty years,
would be a
very poor surface to try and fiberglass. The baffles inside would be
very
difficult to work around.
I may be wrong, but I think it would be more expensive, and definitely
more
time consuming than replacing the tanks.
Reply:
I believe that cleaning the steel would not be all that difficult with
a good solvent,
especially considering that the steel is a structural backup to the
fiberglass and a 100 percent bond is not required. As regard to cost,
each boat has a different arrangement and some might not be conducive
to this approach, however, this may be an attractive approach on
others. It would all depend on how much other "stuff" had to be torn
up
or removed to replace the tanks. As another approach, Charles Culotta
had good results of opening the tanks up and rewelding the seams from
the inside.
Gary Brobst
m/v Waypoint
49 Defever RPH
Currently at Oak Harbor Marina
Slidell, LA
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