A Plastic Fuel Tank Miracle
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 1:14 pm
A tank miracle happened on my current project of tank repair for my 1979 V22 Revenge. A member here had stated that when he had a 1979 Revenge plastic fuel tank replaced by the factory with an aluminum tank, he watched his plastic tank that was sitting in the sun regain its shape. My boat's fuel tank shape was lousy, and I had very little hope it would roll back into shape with just a little bit warmth. See pictures in links below.
https://garys22revenge.shutterfly.com/pictures/124
While I was visiting my girlfriend in San Diego this weekend (which was warm, almost 80 degrees at home each day), I returned home to see my tank looking like this:
https://garys22revenge.shutterfly.com/pictures/123
The tank is now back to its original shape with just a little warmth. I am now convinced that simply the constant force of the incompressible (15 gallons of) water that was beneath the tank, trapped in the tank cavity, forced up the bottom of the tank over time. To remedy this I am in the process of installing a drain tube from the tank cavity to the fish locker so that water can be removed from the bottom of the tank. I will post pics of the final tank set up after installation.
https://garys22revenge.shutterfly.com/pictures/124
While I was visiting my girlfriend in San Diego this weekend (which was warm, almost 80 degrees at home each day), I returned home to see my tank looking like this:
https://garys22revenge.shutterfly.com/pictures/123
The tank is now back to its original shape with just a little warmth. I am now convinced that simply the constant force of the incompressible (15 gallons of) water that was beneath the tank, trapped in the tank cavity, forced up the bottom of the tank over time. To remedy this I am in the process of installing a drain tube from the tank cavity to the fish locker so that water can be removed from the bottom of the tank. I will post pics of the final tank set up after installation.