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Posted by Tony R. on 4/7/2003, 7:18 pm, in reply to "cracks in fiberglass cabin sole" Regarding the fuel tank cleaning, I've been pondering this for some time. I was thinking of emptying the tank, removing it, throwing it in te back of te pickup and taking it down to one of those outdoor car washes, the kind where they have the wands and you wash your own car. Now ear me out on this. They have to pipe their drainage rigt into the sewer, not out to the standard water dumps, so 100% of their waste water gets treated. Anyways, pump a handful of quarters into the machine, set it for "WASH", and blast the heck out of the innards of the tank with hot, soapy water. Flip the switch to "RINSE" and rinse the heck out of the tank. Leave the tank in the sun for 3 days, or use a blow dryer to blow it dry. Once dry, give it a mouthwash fluch wit a gallon of diesel to displace any remaining water, reinstall and fill 'er up. It's alot cheaper than fuel and tank polishing, and sounds like it might work. It sounds like the water treatment issue is also covered, as the drains probably ave to deal with people steam-cleaning their engines anyways, so a few drops of diesel crud might not be a big deal. I have not had the cajones to try this myself, but it sounds good in theory.... Tony --Previous Message--
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Hi Monty,
: We have a hull #12 Yankee, after reseating deck
: fittings (chain plates, stanchions, sail
: track-replaced with new sailtrack,
: installed windless, in addition to many
: other repairs) and thru bolts we are
: moving on to fiberglass repairs. Of most
: concern is cracking in the sloping areas
: of the fiberglass sole at side of the head
: and at the base of hanging locker. The
: crack at the base of the hanging locker is
: 1 foot long and full thickness. We would
: like to repair it from the underside, and
: restore to original appearance. We are
: considering backing the area with a dense
: "expanding foam" (for
: structure)in addition to some minor
: patching in visible areas. We may overlay
: with carpet. We took up the teak and holly
: marine plywood sole, due to difficulty
: standing on the slick sloped areas, and
: neet for repairs to fiberglass sole. Are
: there any suggestions for supporting the
: weak-weakened fiberglass sole? Has anyone
: used dense "expanding foam"?
: Further more, we are looking for
: information on cleaning out sludge in
: bottom of diesel tank? We have tried
: several ideas, unsuccessfully.
: Monty
:
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