6061 is marine grade Bob PDQ 36 Pat's Cat -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lee Haefele Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 6:00 AM To: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Astro. Utoronto. Ca Subject: [Liveaboard] Aluminum Fuel tanks
The aluminum Diesel tank in my 2000 Leopard 38 catamaran has developed a leak, looks like in the bottom. Another sister ship had the same last year in St Martin. I assume the fix is to weld a plate over the existing bottom. Any cautions? Any particular grade of aluminum to use? Does anyone know of a good welding shop near Albany or Troy NY? I had heard that Aluminum was the preferred material for Diesel, why would I have such an early failure? This tank has a lowered sump area with a quick and easy water drain. Lee Haefele S/V Alesto 2 underway ?? on the Erie Canal > _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
