[Public-List] A Question of Fuel Tanks

[Wes Gardner via Public-List]

What kind of end fittings do your straps have and how were they attached to
the boat.?  I believe the "shelf" the PO installed where the tank sits
rests on a longitudinal stringer (part of the structure of the hull) that's
about 4" "deep"

On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 10:25 AM, Wes Gardner <wesgardner1952 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Nice, great idea guys!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Mar 25, 2016, at 9:42 AM, Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:
> >
> > I used these straps too when I installed SURPRISE's second tank in the
> port
> > cockpit locker.  They worked very well and my surveyor thought it a
> clever
> > and secure way to set things up.
> >
> > Gord #426 Surprise
> >
> >
> > On 2016-03-25, 9:40 AM, "Jonathan Bresler via Public-List"
> > <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Wes,
> >>
> >> Home Depot sells ratchet straps that can be used to "lock" something in
> >> place while still allowing you to remove it.
> >> The release for the ratchet is protected from accidentally being
> tripped by
> >> the ratchet handle.  Used this it secure the fuel tank from moving.
> >>
> >> Jonathan
> >>
> >> On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 8:56 AM, Wes Gardner via Public-List <
> >> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi All,
> >>> I just looked at my fuel tank, it's a plastic Vetus tank of about 12
> >>> gallons located in the stbd cockpit locker and at one time, it looks
> like
> >>> it was secured to a plywood shelf that a PO installed.  Looks to me
> like
> >>> the strapping is fone and the only thing holding in place are a couple
> of
> >>> wood cleats and the filler hose...hmmm, probably ought to do something
> >>> about that.
> >>>
> >>> Wes
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 7:46 AM, Brooke Harwood via Public-List <
> >>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Two Blue Crabs together, many times hanging on piling of a dock or in
> the
> >>>> grass along the shore.
> >>>>
> >>>> There are two things good about doublers.  The male carrying the
> female
> >>> is
> >>>> generally a mature heavy crab (rusty) and is considered great eating.
> >>>> The female is either a pink or red line peeler.  This means she will
> shed
> >>>> into a soft crab within days.
> >>>> If you have a shedding tank to put them in, then you have a constant
> >>> supply
> >>>> of soft crab.
> >>>>
> >>>> On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 7:23 AM, John Irving via Public-List <
> >>>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> What are doublers?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Mar 25, 2016, at 6:41 AM, Michael Grosh via Public-List <
> >>>>>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> It always surprises me how much fuel I end up using on an extended
> >>>>> cruise.
> >>>>>> I can motor 180 miles comfortably on a tank, a two week cruise I'll
> >>> end
> >>>>> up
> >>>>>> topping off someplace, and I am fairly disciplined about sailing
> when
> >>>>>> possible.  A lot of that is from standing on the bow scooping up
> >>>>> doublers.
> >>>>>> I am so ready for summer.
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