[Public-List] Strapping down gas tanks

[Glenn Brooks]

Hey David, 
Second the idea to coat your new shelf with epoxy, particularly the end grain where water is most apt to penetrate.  Also if you remove everything, you might try to identify where the water is coming into the  the shelf area in the first place.  If a leak from your toe rail, you will see streaking on the hill where the water has been seeping in.  Maybe you can rebed a couple of toe rail bolts and dry up the compartment.  Much easier with the tank completely removed, rather than try to fight the leak after everything goes back in.  

The webbing should work fine, particularity if you put two cross pieces across the tank  and maybe one longitudinal one  for and aft' so long as the webbing is very securely attached to,the shelf or hull.

Glenn B
Dolce 318



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> On Jun 22, 2014, at 12:28 PM, Amy & David Swanson <zira at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 
> I am replacing the tank on #229.  The old tank was aluminum, 15 gallons.  It sat in a "tray" made of plywood with fiddles all the way around.  There was a single metal strap made of copper "plumber's tape" that went across the top and attached to the tray with screws..  This tray held any water that leaked in around the cockpit locker lid, and over time the bottom of the tank developed pitting on the bottom outside, and started to leak.
> 
> The new tanks is plastic, slightly smaller (12 gallons) so I am making a new tray for it to sit on.  I am going to leave the corners open so water will not stand on it.  Rather than the metal strapping, I was thinking of just using 1.5" webbing and going all the way around the tank & the tray.  Does anyone see any problems with that set up?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> David Swanson
> Strayaway Child
> Alberg 30 #229
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