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Unread 08-11-2009, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by bradford View Post
That tank looks new compared to my old one! I had a couple of fist sized holes plus a bunch of dime sized ones, so many I didn't even bother counting the small pin holes. The boat didn't have any smell of gas or leaks in the bilge. I had taken it out at least half a dozen times. It finally started to have just a slight bit of gas in the bilge. I figured it was a loose hose connection. I pulled the cover off and pushed down on the tank with my foot and gas shot up like a geyser from between the tank and the foam.
This is exactly why the compartment is isolated and does NOT drain in to bilge area, the foam absorbs it and contain the smell, so yes you can have a hole and not know it ..
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