I think Aluminum is OK for diesel, I would also check industrial or automotive metal tank fabricators. I had a custom aluminum fuel tank made for a Lotus Europa years back and it was easy to source and buy.
Dave On Tue, 9 May 2023 at 10:42, Bill Coleman via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Here are a few I can think of > > > http://www.moellermarine.com/product-category/fuel-containment/permanent-fuel-tanks/ > https://www.virginiatank.com/ <http://www.virginiatank.com/> > https://www.plastic-mart.com/category/159/marine-holding-tanks > Bill > > On Mon, May 8, 2023 at 11:31 PM Matt Wolford via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Listers: >> >> >> >> Hope all is well. >> >> >> >> First, I have a question. A friend of mine who owns a >> C&C 41 (probably ‘80s vintage) discovered that his aluminum diesel tank is >> leaking. He plans to pull it tomorrow to confirm. I talked briefly with >> Bill Coleman on this list, and he suggested replacing the aluminum tank >> with a plastic tank. Does anyone know a source for a plastic replacement >> diesel tank that will fit this boat? (I assume it’s about 20 gallons.) >> Please advise. Thanks. >> >> >> >> Second, I thought I’d report on a recent discovery you >> may find interesting. As most of you know, my boat is a C&C 42 Custom, >> “Custom” meaning that it was not a production run boat and was built in the >> Bruckmann shop. Six of these “stick boats” were built in the mid ‘70s. >> Every year about this time of year, I get annoyed by a stubborn crack that >> appears near the top of the forward edge of the keel, near the top where it >> meets the hull. As most of you understand, this is the front of the >> so-called C&C smile. On my boat, the C&C smile crack runs along the bottom >> of the hull where the keel is mated, more or less parallel to the bottom of >> the hull (the “main smile”). However, I have a second C&C smile that >> starts at the forward edge of the keel about four of five inches below the >> forward edge of the main smile, then tapers up toward the bottom of the >> hull, eventually meeting the main smile about 2/3 of the way back to the >> aft edge of the keel. I never understood why I get this “second smile.” >> >> >> >> A few weeks ago some water was seeping out of the stubborn crack at the >> front edge of the main smile, and I asked my guru to find out what the heck >> is going on. After some grinding and drilling, he informed me that my keel >> was probably not made to fit my boat. Instead, the keel from another boat >> was adapted to fit my boat by creating a lead “wedge” piece (sort of like a >> big shim) that is widest at the forward edge of the keel and tapers going >> aft. This wedge fits between the top of the original keel and the hull, >> giving me two mating seams and thus two C&C smiles. Apparently, my boat is >> very happy. >> >> >> >> Matt >> >> >> >> Matt Wolford >> >> C&C 42 Custom >> >> Erie, PA >> Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and >> help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: >> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> Thanks for your help. >> Stu >> > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and > help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu
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