[Public-List] Gas tank

[Lawrence Morris]

Is there a print for the saddle tank on the website?  I need to  
replace my tank.

Larry
On Jan 20, 2010, at 2:15 PM, George Dinwiddie wrote:

> A couple of downsides:
> - it holds less than the saddle tank
> - you can't check the fuel level with a stick
>
> Laughing Gull wrote:
>> I there any downside to putting it under the cockpit  - other than  
>> you have to get it there?
>> I have a diesel - not sure that makes a difference.
>> Jonathan Adams
>> Mobile: 443-538-7443
>> Composed on PDA
>> On Jan 20, 2010, at 9:38 AM, George Dinwiddie <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org 
>> > wrote:
>> 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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