[Alberg30] Replacement fuel tanks?

[Mike Lehman]

George is on the right track. The tank on your boat is too shallow and will
always suck air when it gets low. I would change that tank with a deeper
one. The side tanks that install in the starboard sail locker which are 36"L
x 18"H x 6" work very well. Their capacity is 18 gallons and work fine with
about 2 gallons in the bottom in rough weather.


----- Original Message -----
From: "George Dinwiddie" <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org>
To: "Alberg 30 public list" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Replacement fuel tanks?


> Ed,
>
> Tempo lists their tanks at http://www.tempoproducts.com/belowtank.html
> and http://www.tempoproducts.com/belowtank2.html, but I don't see
> anything small.  One option would be to put a vertical tank in the
> starboard locker.  If you want a small tank, I'm sure that Bill Mattox
> (coolweld at hotmail.com, skipper of Limerick #227) could build you a
> custom tank.
>
>   - George
>
> EddieDiver at aol.com wrote:
> > On Emotional Rescue, #303, we have a semi-translucent plastic diesel
fuel
> > tank. Unfortunately, it is only 9 inches deep by 48 inches long. When
the
> > fuel tank is allowed to get only 1/2 full and there are any waves, the
> > suction tube to the 1st filter sucks air and the engine stops.
> >
> > Has anyone placed an additional small tank below the top tank? Sort of a
sump
> > that would be always full. Does anyone have a website for plastic fuel
tanks?
> > Any alternate ideas on how to prevent air from entering line? Thanks,
Ed.
> > Schroeder
>
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