If by any chance the tank is anodized they will have hard time welding it. As far as I know the tanks are made out of 1/16 th sheet which is very hard to remove the anodized hard surface, it will be a b**ch to weld. I went to "tempo" plastic and never any problem. the cost is also 1/4 of the welding price. Yanni Marinated S/V Princess Thalia Hamilton-Fifty Point @H3 www.yannismarine.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Haefele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "[EMAIL PROTECTED] Astro. Utoronto. Ca" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 5:59 AM 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
