Fuel Capacity
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DHeckrotte
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Whew! Done, done, done! Well, except for wiring the tank guage senders and ground wires.
Pulled fuel from the tanks to the various engine Racors, serviced the Racors, started right up w/o hesitating for whatever air remained in the lines.
Total work included: demolishing the ceiling tile enclosures from fuel and water tanks, removing the studs that supported the enclosures, removing the fuel, removing the sludge and sawing the tanks out, adding limber holes to the hull stiffeners, demolishing the water heater shelf and the unused shelf on the other side, making and installing replacement shelves, replumbing the galley sink drain and plumbing an unused above-the-waterline through hull for a second bilge pump, adding a stringer to support the floor joists above (the galley dropped about 1/8" when the tank enclosure studs were removed), installing the new tanks, plumbing the new tanks, welding a crack on a ss water tank, reassembling the water system so that the pump and filter is readily accessible, making aluminum brackets for the studs, installing the brackets and studs, making and installing plywood mountings for the 3 Racors - the reverso oil change pump - and the engine coolant overflow tanks, bleeding the fuel lines and servicing the Racors, startup!
Still to go: paying the more than $11k total bills, wiring the tank senders, cleaning the center area in the ER.
But, she's a boat once again!
Pulled fuel from the tanks to the various engine Racors, serviced the Racors, started right up w/o hesitating for whatever air remained in the lines.
Total work included: demolishing the ceiling tile enclosures from fuel and water tanks, removing the studs that supported the enclosures, removing the fuel, removing the sludge and sawing the tanks out, adding limber holes to the hull stiffeners, demolishing the water heater shelf and the unused shelf on the other side, making and installing replacement shelves, replumbing the galley sink drain and plumbing an unused above-the-waterline through hull for a second bilge pump, adding a stringer to support the floor joists above (the galley dropped about 1/8" when the tank enclosure studs were removed), installing the new tanks, plumbing the new tanks, welding a crack on a ss water tank, reassembling the water system so that the pump and filter is readily accessible, making aluminum brackets for the studs, installing the brackets and studs, making and installing plywood mountings for the 3 Racors - the reverso oil change pump - and the engine coolant overflow tanks, bleeding the fuel lines and servicing the Racors, startup!
Still to go: paying the more than $11k total bills, wiring the tank senders, cleaning the center area in the ER.
But, she's a boat once again!
Lou_tribal
Guru
Congrats Doug, well done as usually!
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