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From: Robert Pelton (no email)
Date: Fri Feb 01 2008 - 14:15:26 EST
I have had two personal experiences, here.
One boat that I own I found a leak on top of the tank where rust
occurred due to water infiltration from above. I cleaned all the rust
off and got the top of the 175 gal tank back down to metal. When I was
done, along with many, many pinholes, I had a whole the size of a golf
ball and one the size of a soft ball. I decided to glass over the
entire top. I built up multiple layers of mat an woven to about a
quarter inch. That cured the problem and it is going on 3 yrs. The
"right" solution would have been to remove engine and install a new tank
and while at it, do the other saddle tank at a price of around $10,000.
After all, the boat is 30 years old with the original tanks. That job
will happen, but it would be more practical if I am ready to repower or
to do a complete overhaul on the engine. Another suggestion is to cut
tanks out and replace with smaller tanks and try to forgo removing the
engine.
On another boat that I owned a few years back, it also had developed a
leak in the fuel tank. On that boat, I stripped the engine down and
could actually slide the tank out. I brought the tank to a welder who
suggested welding a new bottom on. I did that (for $320.00). I
re-installed the tank. The following season it started leaking again.
I had to replace the entire tank. What a pain!
What I learned... If the leak is on the top, you can get away with a
patch. There are multiple opinions on fixes. If the leak is on the
side or bottom, forget it. Imagine you do all the work and it still
leaks.
If you are removing engines, yes, do both tanks.
If my tank(s) on my Albin develop another leak, I think I will cut them
up, remove and try to fit in smaller tanks. Those friggin Lehman's are
heavy! Thankfully, I only have one.
Good luck.
Bob
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