I have a few questions and want to get this right.
This is my tank, it's been checked and cleaned. It holds 50 gallons.
This is where it goes:
Originally it looks like the tank "floor" had some kind of black sealer all the way around it, sealing the wood to the stringers, basically making the tank compartment water tight. Why was this, and do I need to do that again? If so, what kind of sealer should I use? If you look close you can see a hole that goes from the tank compartment to the bilge, there is/was no plug or anything in that hole.
The fuel pick-ups are in the rear of the tank and were run to port, through the stringer, turn 90 degrees aft, then up through the splashwell to the outboard. It would be a lot simpler to run them straight back through the rear panel above the bilge area and then up to the outboard. Any reason why I can't do this? It would prevent the fuel line from going under the deck (outside the stringer). I am going to have an access hatch in the deck right above the pick-up fittings. Another view:
Thank You.
This is my tank, it's been checked and cleaned. It holds 50 gallons.
This is where it goes:
Originally it looks like the tank "floor" had some kind of black sealer all the way around it, sealing the wood to the stringers, basically making the tank compartment water tight. Why was this, and do I need to do that again? If so, what kind of sealer should I use? If you look close you can see a hole that goes from the tank compartment to the bilge, there is/was no plug or anything in that hole.
The fuel pick-ups are in the rear of the tank and were run to port, through the stringer, turn 90 degrees aft, then up through the splashwell to the outboard. It would be a lot simpler to run them straight back through the rear panel above the bilge area and then up to the outboard. Any reason why I can't do this? It would prevent the fuel line from going under the deck (outside the stringer). I am going to have an access hatch in the deck right above the pick-up fittings. Another view:
Thank You.
