[Alberg30] Replacement fuel tanks?

[Mike Lehman]

It would be close - I'd have to measure. It might work fine on the older
boats, but the newer boats have internal deck drains which might interfere
with the tank.


----- Original Message -----
From: "George Dinwiddie" <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org>
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Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Replacement fuel tanks?


> Mike, do you think a 39" long tank would fit?  I notice the specs on the
> Tempo TP18TT tarboard side 18 gallon tank is 5" W @ bottom, 8-1/4" W @
> top x 17-1/2" H x 38-3/4" L.
>
>   - George
>
> Mike Lehman wrote:
> > 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.
>
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