Moeller Marine makes many different sized fuel tanks. I would measure the area in the boat and pick a tank model that fits and then research the web for the best price. All the marine suppliers sell them, West Marine, Defender, Go2Marine, etc. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=moeller+marine+plastic+permanent+fuel+tank&t=newext&atb=v316-1&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images Chuck S
> On 05/08/2023 11:30 PM EDT Matt Wolford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > > Listers: > > > > Hope all is well. > > > > First, I have a question. A friend of mine who owns a C&C 41 > (probably ‘80s vintage) discovered that his aluminum diesel tank is leaking. > He plans to pull it tomorrow to confirm. I talked briefly with Bill Coleman > on this list, and he suggested replacing the aluminum tank with a plastic > tank. Does anyone know a source for a plastic replacement diesel tank that > will fit this boat? (I assume it’s about 20 gallons.) Please advise. > Thanks. > > > > Second, I thought I’d report on a recent discovery you may > find interesting. As most of you know, my boat is a C&C 42 Custom, “Custom” > meaning that it was not a production run boat and was built in the Bruckmann > shop. Six of these “stick boats” were built in the mid ‘70s. Every year > about this time of year, I get annoyed by a stubborn crack that appears near > the top of the forward edge of the keel, near the top where it meets the > hull. As most of you understand, this is the front of the so-called C&C > smile. On my boat, the C&C smile crack runs along the bottom of the hull > where the keel is mated, more or less parallel to the bottom of the hull (the > “main smile”). However, I have a second C&C smile that starts at the forward > edge of the keel about four of five inches below the forward edge of the main > smile, then tapers up toward the bottom of the hull, eventually meeting the > main smile about 2/3 of the way back to the aft edge of the keel. I never > understood why I get this “second smile.” > > > > A few weeks ago some water was seeping out of the stubborn crack at the front > edge of the main smile, and I asked my guru to find out what the heck is > going on. After some grinding and drilling, he informed me that my keel was > probably not made to fit my boat. Instead, the keel from another boat was > adapted to fit my boat by creating a lead “wedge” piece (sort of like a big > shim) that is widest at the forward edge of the keel and tapers going aft. > This wedge fits between the top of the original keel and the hull, giving me > two mating seams and thus two C&C smiles. Apparently, my boat is very happy. > > > > Matt > > > > Matt Wolford > > C&C 42 Custom > > Erie, PA > > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help > me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu >
Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
