CHAPTER XV
TANKS
If not already done, you should now install the!
tanks. Use 3/4" plywood and laminate it to the hull leaving!
space around the tanks.!
RUBBER PADS!
You must leave enough space around the tanks to!
insert rubber pads to fit the tank firmly in place.!
Rubber pads should also be installed to secure the tanks!
and avoid any direct contact between the hull and the!
tanks.!
REMOVABLE!
All tanks should be accessible and removable.!
If a soldered joint fails, the tank, if not removable,!
will have to be condemned. When building your furniture,!
keep in mind that if you have a tank under the!
furniture, you must be able to remove the furniture, so!
avoid using glue.!
POLYURETHANE!
Some people suggest that tanks should be set in!
polyurethane. We feel it should never be used for fuel!
tanks. Should a leak develop, the polyurethane will!
absorb the diesel fluid and you will never get rid of!
the odour. As for water tanks, the polyurethane will!
absorb the water and mildew will result causing another!
odour which will be hard to get rid of.!
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