Just had an article come across my desk that deals with repairing leaking fuel
tanks.

The company that does the repairs pumps the fuel out of the tank, cuts an
access hole, cleans up the suspect areas of the tank with a wire brush, and
epoxies the ruptured spot and the surrounding area.

Cost is supposedly $1500- $1800 per tank, including a "fuel polish".

In some cases, it might beat tearing up an entire boat to replace a tank.

If anybody has an interest in further information, I'll supply the name of the
company and contact information by e-mail.

Chuck, that's ridiculous. It's so much easier to just burn off the leading
fuel. Stay tuned. We may try it with NOYB's boat.

"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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Just had an article come across my desk that deals with repairing leaking
fuel
tanks.

The company that does the repairs pumps the fuel out of the tank, cuts an
access hole, cleans up the suspect areas of the tank with a wire brush,
and
epoxies the ruptured spot and the surrounding area.

Cost is supposedly $1500- $1800 per tank, including a "fuel polish".

In some cases, it might beat tearing up an entire boat to replace a tank.

If anybody has an interest in further information, I'll supply the name of
the
company and contact information by e-mail.

On 25 May 2004 19:00:54 GMT, (Gould 0738) wrote:
Just had an article come across my desk that deals with repairing leaking fuel
tanks.

The company that does the repairs pumps the fuel out of the tank, cuts an
access hole, cleans up the suspect areas of the tank with a wire brush, and
epoxies the ruptured spot and the surrounding area.

Cost is supposedly $1500- $1800 per tank, including a "fuel polish".

In some cases, it might beat tearing up an entire boat to replace a tank.

If anybody has an interest in further information, I'll supply the name of the
company and contact information by e-mail.

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I'd be interested since the other estimates are coming in at between
$30K and $50K...

On the other hand, if it seems too good to be true...

sphinters!

(Florida Keyz) wrote in message ...
sphinters!


You post something like that, then have the audacity to call OTHERS dumb?!!!!!!

see, ....you are!

(Florida Keyz) wrote in message ...
see, ....you are!

I are WHAT? What does YOUR above post have to do with boats? Kettle,
black, perchance?

h


John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

I am surprised at some of the prices quoted here. I had a guy empty out
my old tanks, cut them out with a saw zall ($1000), then made wood box
patterns, replacing my old tanks with modular tanks ($2400) that would
go in/ come out if necessary without any boat butchering.

300 gallons capacity, total $3500. And the new ones are removable.

Seems like the same price for the epoxy patch job.

Wayne.B wrote:
On 25 May 2004 19:00:54 GMT, (Gould 0738) wrote:

Just had an article come across my desk that deals with repairing leaking fuel
tanks.

The company that does the repairs pumps the fuel out of the tank, cuts an
access hole, cleans up the suspect areas of the tank with a wire brush, and
epoxies the ruptured spot and the surrounding area.

Cost is supposedly $1500- $1800 per tank, including a "fuel polish".

In some cases, it might beat tearing up an entire boat to replace a tank.

If anybody has an interest in further information, I'll supply the name of the
company and contact information by e-mail.


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I'd be interested since the other estimates are coming in at between
$30K and $50K...

On the other hand, if it seems too good to be true...

Jim wrote:
I am surprised at some of the prices quoted here. I had a guy empty out
my old tanks, cut them out with a saw zall ($1000), then made wood box
patterns, replacing my old tanks with modular tanks ($2400) that would
go in/ come out if necessary without any boat butchering.

300 gallons capacity, total $3500. And the new ones are removable.

Seems like the same price for the epoxy patch job.

Cool! Can you tell me how to get in touch with the guy who did this for
you? This is pretty much what I am considering doing myself, but for
$3500 bucks I'd hire somebody else to do it in a heartbeat....

Fair Skies
Doug King