Hey folks, anyone know for a 1983 O'Day 30, which side does the fuel tank come out best. From the lazarette on the port side or the engine access side by the quarter birth. I need to replace the tank holding frame and platform.
Yeah, really no big deal to cut the liner, it's mostly cosmetic and with care can easily be repaired. I sweated it on my 34, but sure beats removing the engine (500 lbs) or cutting the tank up.On the 34/35 the tank does not come out without cutting either the liner or the tank. O'day installed the motor, all tankage and the plumbing before the liner was installed.
The 30 may have been built the same way.
I did the same - the tank was 34 years old without any way to inspect it without removing it. Turns out the tank was in exellent condition. However, the cost of the plastic tank was about the same as two inspection ports which would have been required (center baffle blocks access). I like the smaller size (19 gal.) and the fact that I can see the fuel level in the new tank.I cut my aluminum tank in parts to get it out. Replaced it with a smaller plastic tank.
If you mean condensation inside the tank, then probably none. More likely corrosion was caused by water trapped between the tank exterior bottom and the base it sits on. On my old boat the original fuel tank sat on an unfinished piece of wet plywood. Leaked after forty years through small pin holes on the bottom. Best current practices consist of having plastic strips bonded to tank bottom to keep tank from resting on a wet surface.Wondering how much of the rot was caused by tank condensation.....
Exterior sweating...If you mean condensation inside the tank, then probably none. More likely corrosion was caused by water trapped between the tank exterior bottom and the base it sits on. On my old boat the original fuel tank sat on an unfinished piece of wet plywood. Leaked after forty years through small pin holes on the bottom. Best current practices consist of having plastic strips bonded to tank bottom to keep tank from resting on a wet surface.