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02-12-2012, 02:01 PM
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below deck fuel tank need help!
i recently removed my below deck fuel tank because it had aquired water in it somehow. Since i already have it out i would like to just replace it to avoid future problems with it. I went and bought a new poly tank from moeller cuz i thought it would fit and it does perfectly but the fill on it is to high. the tank i took out i believe was custom made cuz it was an alluminum one and the fill is welded on but out on like a 45 not straight up off the tank. what tanks are the best? stainless steel or alluminum? or the new poly tanks? is there a way to customize the poly tank i bought in order to make the fill not as tall? i could have a new tank made up for me at work the same exact size as the original i pulled out but should i make it out of alluminum or stainless?? help please
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02-12-2012, 02:22 PM
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Stainless would be nice........but not in my tax bracket. Serious big bucks. Aluminum, custom made and if you have the option go with the heavier guage. For example, I would go with 16 ga versus 18 ga.
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02-12-2012, 02:36 PM
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i can get it made out of stainless if i want.... if thats the best option then thats what i would like to go with. i could just take the old tank into work and have them take all the measurements and make a duplicate out of stainless
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02-12-2012, 03:09 PM
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Thats what I did with my old 23, my friend who has a metal fab business made one out of stainless, put in three baffles. I was not that heavy and worked out great. He preferred stainless over aluminum and if I went stainless he would do it for free, so stainless it was.
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#5
02-12-2012, 10:22 PM
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stainless sounds like a good idea - but...problems with welds and crevice corrosion is common - aluminum is actually a better choice over stainless...
properly prepped,chemically etch primed and epoxy coated aluminum is gonna last indefinatley,provide the coating and installation is done correctly...
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#6
02-13-2012, 02:58 PM
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i really wish there was a way to make the fill shorter on this poly tank so i could just slap that in there...but idk maybe i can take the old tank and cut a hole and clean it out very good at work and then weld a patch back on and pressure test it and everything here at work that way i know the tank will be an exact fit and work great
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