Fuel Tank Replacement 87 V20

[RABBITFISH]

Originally Posted by tsubaki

Man, that looks good!!
D'yu run a bonding strap for lightning and/or static electricity protection between the nozzle filler, tank and zinc plate or motor ground?

There were two grounding tabs built on the topside of the tank, grounding wires were run from filler to tank, vent to tank, tank to battery ground, tank to ground block on panel. Is this the same as a bonding strap like you mentioned? ( I hope so, I would hate to find out now I need to go back into the project) I failed to mention how long it took! Started in January 2009, finished around end of March 09, working weekends between all of the other honeydos...
Learned a lot from the internet forums.... I would not have tried it without all of the help. I think I might haved saved a few dollars doing it my self..

[pancake]

rabbitfish saw your posts, thanks for the pics. i will be facing a tank removal on my 1984 20' center console fisherman. i've removed the centerconsole and raised up the floor. can you tell me how tough/difficult it was to remove the tank. did thet liitle saw remove /cut the foam for you to pop out the fuel tank?

[jasoncooperpcola]

I thought i should post this, http://www.yachtsurvey.com/fueltank.htm , it seems foaming fuel tanks in isn't a bright idea anymore. The following is from the site i just linked:

Fuel tanks don't corrode because they get wet; they corrode because at some point something is in contact with the tank that traps water between it and the tank. Like the original foam that it was installed with. Aluminum is self-protecting, so long as the surface gets adequate air exposure. Severe corrosion is always caused by water plus a lack of oxygen.

makes me wonder, does the coal tar epoxy help or hurt the new tank?