[Public-List] Gas tank

[George Dinwiddie]

Stephen,

If it's aluminum, it may be a replacement.  Calypso, #543, had a steel 
tank there.  We replaced it with a polyethylene tank in the same 
location, but most people go for an aluminum saddle tank in the 
starboard cockpit locker.

  - George

Stephen Gwyn wrote:
> 
> It looks like I will have to replace my gas tank in the next little 
> while. The current one is aluminum and getting corroded. It is located 
> behind the engine (an Atomic-4). It measures 7 1/2" tall by 18" wide by 
> 31" long. The front end rests on an aluminimum beam running 
> athwartships. At the aft end, its corners rest directly on the hull. It 
> slopes downward towards the front.
> 
> I'm pretty sure I can get it out without removing the engine first, but...
> 
> Does anybody else have such a tank? Was it standard for Alberg 30s? If 
> not, what was standard? Where do other people keep their gas tanks?
> 
> Stephen,
> #495 Quasar

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