Here are a few I can think of http://www.moellermarine.com/product-category/fuel-containment/permanent-fuel-tanks/ https://www.virginiatank.com/ <http://www.virginiatank.com/> https://www.plastic-mart.com/category/159/marine-holding-tanks Bill
On Mon, May 8, 2023 at 11:31 PM 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
