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Old 08-25-2010, 12:05 PM   #19
Marin
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RE: Whats under the teak decks?

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Peter B wrote:no rusted out fuel tanks...
From everything I've been told the issue of rusted out fuel tanks (on the tops of the tanks) has little or nothing to do with whether or not the boat has a teak deck but has everything to do with how well the fuel filler fittings are bedded to the deck.* I know people who have boats that were built with fiberglass-surfaced decks who have had the exact same tank-rust issues as boats with teak decks.* Water on deck works its way past the filler hardware and runs down the fill hoses to collect on the top of the tank.

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