|
|
26 August 2009, 12:57
|
#1
|
Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: fife
Make: Humber / searider
Length: 5m +
MMSI: ... - - - ...
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 720
|
building a fuel tank
I have totally stripped out the hull as you know of a 5.4. I have started the re-build process. What I am now looking into is… Can I build into the hull a fuel tank made from glassfibre and Vinyl Ester Resin as these resins seam to be the ones that are immune to fuel?
I am just very aware of how small these ribs are once you start strapping 40-50L of fuel down on the deck some where and doing this under deck up near the bow would help keep some of the weight up front, and I am just looking into how one can best use all the space that is going free while I have the thing in component form?
__________________
“The only difference between men and boys, is the price and size of their toys”
|
|
|
26 August 2009, 14:13
|
#3
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Up Norf
Make: Avon SR4,Tremlett 23
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yam 55, Volvo 200
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,217
|
I know its not an answer to your question but my two 5 gallon tanks don't shift and are strapped to the deck just in front of the console.
__________________
|
|
|
26 August 2009, 14:47
|
#4
|
Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: fife
Make: Humber / searider
Length: 5m +
MMSI: ... - - - ...
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 720
|
Oh I know there is lots of other options open to solve the age long problem of storing fuel on a boat.
Separate tanks strapped down
Tank with in the console either built in or removable.
But I recon IF I can make use of the bow of the boat as a tank I can mould it over and around the anchor locker drain etc and I recon it could be a good size and if I use some baffle foam in it to prevent it slopping about too much.
__________________
“The only difference between men and boys, is the price and size of their toys”
|
|
|
26 August 2009, 14:50
|
#5
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Southport
Boat name: Qudos
Make: 5.4 Searider
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yam 115 V4
MMSI: 235068784
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 3,930
|
Sounds a great idea. Wish I could do something like that!
__________________
|
|
|
26 August 2009, 14:51
|
#6
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Up Norf
Make: Avon SR4,Tremlett 23
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yam 55, Volvo 200
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,217
|
The foam sounds like good stuff, seen it in Merlin motorsport or somewhere?
I think the built in tank is a great idea. Have you got a photo of where your putting it?
__________________
|
|
|
26 August 2009, 14:57
|
#7
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Southport
Boat name: Qudos
Make: 5.4 Searider
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yam 115 V4
MMSI: 235068784
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 3,930
|
It's going in the pointy bit!
__________________
|
|
|
26 August 2009, 15:12
|
#8
|
Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: fife
Make: Humber / searider
Length: 5m +
MMSI: ... - - - ...
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 720
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by chewy
Have you got a photo of where your putting it?
|
I am thinking of stiking it between the two bits of wood
__________________
“The only difference between men and boys, is the price and size of their toys”
|
|
|
26 August 2009, 15:20
|
#9
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Up Norf
Make: Avon SR4,Tremlett 23
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yam 55, Volvo 200
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,217
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by JSP
It's going in the pointy bit!
|
Thats opposite the blunt bit ain't it?
What sort of volume is that gap?
__________________
|
|
|
26 August 2009, 15:24
|
#10
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Southport
Boat name: Qudos
Make: 5.4 Searider
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yam 115 V4
MMSI: 235068784
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 3,930
|
__________________
|
|
|
26 August 2009, 15:26
|
#11
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Up Norf
Make: Avon SR4,Tremlett 23
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yam 55, Volvo 200
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,217
|
Thats the stuff he's on about putting in, posh ain't it!
__________________
|
|
|
26 August 2009, 15:28
|
#12
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Southport
Boat name: Qudos
Make: 5.4 Searider
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yam 115 V4
MMSI: 235068784
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 3,930
|
It is isn't it?
__________________
|
|
|
26 August 2009, 15:51
|
#13
|
Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,791
|
I once had a tank fiilled with explososafe or whatever it was called - used to take an age to fill.
__________________
|
|
|
26 August 2009, 16:36
|
#14
|
Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Make: HumberOceanOffshore
Length: 8m +
Engine: Volvo KAD300/DPX
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 5,596
|
Vinyl Ester I don't know about but NPG resin is OK.
Here
__________________
JW.
|
|
|
26 August 2009, 16:46
|
#15
|
Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: fife
Make: Humber / searider
Length: 5m +
MMSI: ... - - - ...
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 720
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by jwalker
Vinyl Ester I don't know about but NPG resin is OK.
Here
|
Ah, I had seen you had built your own tanks. But dose this NPG resin you speak of also stand up to petrol? I have been reading on the web that if it for diesel then it is relatively easy and most resins will do the job. But the “new” petrol has got ethanol or the likes in it and this is what can cause the issue.
Any pointer where one can get the NPG stuff from ?
__________________
“The only difference between men and boys, is the price and size of their toys”
|
|
|
26 August 2009, 16:54
|
#16
|
Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: fife
Make: Humber / searider
Length: 5m +
MMSI: ... - - - ...
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 720
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by chewy
What sort of volume is that gap?
|
to tell the truth I made a start at trying to work out the volume, gave up, I then started to look for a sheet of waterproof some thing that could be used so I could just poor a known volume of water in to see how large it is. Could not find said suitable sheet. So I am working on the “it looks enough” stood there with a beer in one hand and a pencil behind the ear.
__________________
“The only difference between men and boys, is the price and size of their toys”
|
|
|
26 August 2009, 17:02
|
#17
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Southport
Boat name: Qudos
Make: 5.4 Searider
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yam 115 V4
MMSI: 235068784
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 3,930
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by mdt
...So I am working on the “it looks enough” stood there with a beer in one hand and a pencil behind the ear.
|
We've read the same book
__________________
|
|
|
26 August 2009, 20:16
|
#18
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: east cowes
Make: academic
Length: no boat
Engine: fresh air
MMSI: N/A
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 543
|
There is a thread about neo pentyl glycol and fuel tanks here
__________________
|
|
|
26 August 2009, 21:53
|
#19
|
Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: fife
Make: Humber / searider
Length: 5m +
MMSI: ... - - - ...
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 720
|
right then the pencel dropped out from behind the ear and i ran out of beer...
could not find the slide-rule so filled it up as below
Quiz time
what guesses do we have for the volume of water contained below?
__________________
“The only difference between men and boys, is the price and size of their toys”
|
|
|
26 August 2009, 22:43
|
#20
|
RIBnet admin team
Country: UK - Scotland
Boat name: imposter
Make: FunYak
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu 30HP
MMSI: 235089819
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 11,639
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by mdt
Quiz time
what guesses do we have for the volume of water contained below?
|
I would guess thats about 120 L
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|