My 24 yr old Alum tank came with the boat. On delivery from NC to CRW in April
2018, tank developed several leaks at bottom forward edge where it sat in some
brackish water, probably for years. Crew made temp repairs after tank removal
with a black epoxy made for such repairs. All fine but I considered I needed a
new tank.
I Found a local welding shop whose specialty was custom alum cooking grills
(Grillmaster). They said they would build an exact copy, using existing
fittings, out of 1/8” alum for ~$400-450. Only requirement was that I provide
the old tank to them to duplicate both the shape and the fitting placement and
orientation.
About 6 weeks later, it was ready and except for being slightly heavier (orig
tank made in Canada with slightly thinner alum), it was a perfect copy.
Cost $450 plus tax.
Tank will be someone else’s problem if this thicker tank lasts 22 yrs!
Charlie Nelson
1995 C&C 36XL/kcb
Water Phantom
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On Thursday, November 15, 2018, robert via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
wrote:
When I took my aluminum fuel tank out, I thought about replacing it with a
plastic tank. I could have bought a Moeller the exact size as mine from a
local company here, Stright Mackay, for 1/2 the cost of the rebuild I had done
to the old tank. While the new plastic tank was the same size as the old one,
it did not have the five (5) holes in it to accommodate the 5 attachments or
did not have the fittings that the plastic tank would accept. Maybe some of the
old fittings could have been used....the infill connector, definitely not. And
even if the new Moeller tank had fittings, they probably would not be in the
exact position on the top to accept the hoses.....unless you are going to
replace all the hoses....and there you have another many hours of labor and
costs. Now, here is where the big question comes into play....since I am a DIY
guy, where possible, do I go to the extra effort to make the new plastic tank
fit the 5 holes needed (fuel infill, fuel line to engine, fuel return line to
engine, vent, fuel gauge) or pay more to have the old tank rebuilt. I opted to
have the bottom cut out of the old tank, a whole new bottom welded on and at
the same time, I had the machine shop cut approx 1 inch from the depth of the
tank to make getting back in through the lazarette easy.....getting it out
because of the fill hose nozzle was a problem. If the old bottom lasted 33
years before leaking, the new tank bottom should see me out and become someone
elses problem some day. Rob Abbott AZURA C&C 32 - #227 Halifax, N.S.
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