Can I make my own Fiber Glass Gas Tank?

[Phoenixfirewalker]

can I make my own Fiber Glass Gas tank?

or maybe glass and epoxy in stead of resin?

sugestions?

plans?

 

[Home Cookin']

Re: Can I make my own Fiber Glass Gas Tank?

no. ethanol will eat it.

 

[Phoenixfirewalker]

Re: Can I make my own Fiber Glass Gas Tank?

but I have had one I got with a boat 10 yrs ago.
so, this means there must be something outhere

 

[jakebrake]

Re: Can I make my own Fiber Glass Gas Tank?

the fuel has changed since 2007. it's ethanol (corn alchol) based. it would have to be polyethylene lined to chemically deal with the caustic nature of the earth friendly gasoline.

my daughter's 4th grade science teacher said something like that...followed by how evil we are for owning boats...wrecking the earth

yeah...time to home school my daughter

 

[Phoenixfirewalker]

Re: Can I make my own Fiber Glass Gas Tank?

yeah , homeschool

 

[Chinewalker]

Re: Can I make my own Fiber Glass Gas Tank?

I've made gas tanks out of plywood coated in epoxy. Worked well for what we use them for in the race boats. Allows us to make a tank to fit the space of the hull... We epoxy in a fuel fitting and a threaded spout from a plastic tank to allow access...