[Ken Page]

I found the links to the tank removal job…http://pagetwo88.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-four-hour-job5-days-later.html

then….http://pagetwo88.blogspot.com/2014/04/we-got-some-palm-trees.html

then…http://pagetwo88.blogspot.com/2014/04/tank-in.html

and finish, then run away..http://pagetwo88.blogspot.com/2014/04/dropped-in.html

Taking what comes as I get it, using it all as much as I can and trying hard to leave all the shit behind.

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[Ken Page]

When I decided a leaking fuel tank was an absolute “gotta fix” while on a mooring in Vero Beach I did not hesitate to rent a chain-fall, gather a few timbers like 2×8’s etc, set them up on the companionway slide and haul up the diesel, build a cradle under it and slide the engine forward as far as it would go into the aft cabin/galley door. My lower end of the tank cradle was spongy and diesely so I just grabbed a saws-all and gently slid a long 10 blade along side the tank on both sides p/s and cut it away. The tank was then free to drop a few inches. Not much, but just enough to get under the mizzen support and leave all the fittings on except the 1 1/2″ tank fill. I hacked it off too. My wife and I managed to slide it out and twist it around and get it out the compainionway without any overly strenuous work. We gave the wood trim a ding but ehh, twas nothing. Put it in my little dingy and hauled ashore where I cut the very bottom off to expose how much problem area and was blessed with about a half inch of bad aluminum. I had a local shop weld on a new bottom for just over $200 and was good to go. The whole job was painlessly easy except for the massive inconvenience of living aboard and on mooring with an engine sitting in the doorway. Hey, who said it should easy? These pics were me finishing up and dropping the engine back home. If I find the others I’ll post to show more detail of the job. All I did was re-set up the bottom tank support so I could slide in the new piece after the tank was put in place. It went easy.

Taking what comes as I get it, using it all as much as I can and trying hard to leave all the shit behind.

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[Ken Page]

Hey Dan, just got down there and measured with a 6″ pair of calipers and I came up with just over 2 5/8″ That dimension is at the furthest aft part because my PSS shaft seal is on.
Ken

Taking what comes as I get it, using it all as much as I can and trying hard to leave all the shit behind.

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