Following on from the water tank removal we should now be starting to replace that but found that the fuel tank that was net on the list can only come out through where the water tank was going to be .This has now been given priority as we cant do any more to the water system until the fuel tank is either revamped or replaced and refitted . so on we cracked with this job over December 2017 . First was to empty the 400ltr aprox of fuel , this took 4 evenings of ferrying jerry cant to the slip and taking home in to a holding tank ready for polishing later on . Next was to remove all the insulation and boarding , pipes, wires and everything else that was ran along side the fuel tank in the engine bay . We also found that the battery box no 2 had to be removed as it was glassed in the engine room deck and prevented access to the fuel tank fixings . Due to the tank being one of the first things fitted when she was built it was a hell of a job to free it up . We had to cut out sections of the under deck bulkhead to get to the top fixings , cut groves in the deck beams and make a twist pull to free it off the hull sides thanks fo yet more foam being put behind it . After another 2 hrs of struggling to get the tank free from its hole we managed to get it part in the aft cabin and called it a night . Next step is removing the hyd steering and 2nd bulkhead so the tank can come right out in to the aft cabin .
One big issue is the tank will not fit through the companion way or out of the wheelhouse doors so we need to come up with a plan to cut it down to be removed off the boat , so far we are thinking of cutting 2 inches of the top off which will enable us to take it off the boat revamp and install with a little more ease ?
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1/6/2018 06:13:05 am
Im so excited to see this transformation come together! Thanks for sharing.
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