I am looking for a place to hid the fuel tank out of the way. I know some use the laz and vent but I would rather not go that route. I want to keep as many fumes out of the cabin as possible. I saw a mod by Centerline where he added storage under the cockpit seat on a Mac 25. He built an insert out of aluminum to house the fuel tanks. I have 1/8 stainless sheets I could build a version out of. I assume the seats on a 26D have foam for floatation. My V berth already has had the foam removed. So I am ok with removing more foam as I am coming up with an idea to add some flotation back anyways. What are your thoughts?
26 Classic cockpit seat mod
- Thread starter kendyoozed
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I made a small seat/holder. It has three drink holders and a radio holder for the hand held radio. It will cover 3 gallon or 6 gallon tank. There is a groove in the back for the fuel line to go over the stern.
I store the tank on the bottom of the boat in the main cockpit when I am not onboard.
I store the tank on the bottom of the boat in the main cockpit when I am not onboard.
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I definitely hear you on wanting to keep fuel odors out of the cabin when storing fuel in the lazarette. My solution was to seal the openings between the lazarette and cabin and ventilate the lazarette. I can provide more detail if you are interested.
I started by identifying the places where there were gaps between the lazarette and the cabin. In my case, it was at the top of the dividing wall and at both coamings. I cut cardboard templates to fit the irregular gaps at the coamings and transferred those profiles to 1/4" Corplast (available from your local sign shop). I secured those using the aluminum tape often used for sealing AC ductwork. I used that same type of tape to close the gap at the top of the dividing wall. Also, I installed locker vents from BWC.
I had to reapply some of the tape this winter. At some future point I might explore installing some expanding foam.
I had to reapply some of the tape this winter. At some future point I might explore installing some expanding foam.
I have the same type motor mount. I thought this may be an option but I didn’t know if the 6 gal tank would fit.