[Alberg30] Fuel tanks

[Guy Lalonde]

Thx to all of you for your help on this topic. Much appreciated.

Guy     #466

At 04:15 PM 5/20/2003 -0400, you wrote:

> >that is less than 7 inches wide at the
>top, as anything larger really blocks off the hatch to the cockpit locker
>on
>my, older model, boat.
>
>It was a long time ago I replaced my tank with what must be the mirax
>model, and I don't have access to the boat to check measurements, but I
>don't think width was critical to the fit. It doesn't interfere with
>storage in the STBD locker at all. I remember the hardest part of the
>install was hose clamping the hose to the tank because of the short
>distance between the fuel fitting mounted on the deck and the neck of the
>tank. It's a straight drop in, makes it easy to sound the tank and I
>usually suck a little fuel off the bottom of the tank as part of spring fit
>out with my oil change pump.
>
>Anyway, I know it's an 18 gal. tank on the older model Alberg.
>I've always wanted to mount a 1X4 or so frame around the tank to attach
>hooks to to hang decklines from. My STBD locker has become a line locker,
>but the stuff usually lays in a jumble in the bottom. Maybe some day...
>
>Michael
>#220
>
>
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