tiger fuel leak
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Only one was leaking but I wasn`t about to go thru that work and not do both.
At the same time moved both fills to one side to make filling easier (love that mod) and set the tanks up for return regulators.
Lost capacity but I really don`t need 300 gallons of fuel. now I have 150gal capacity. it works for me.

#32
Offshore, I see you did not put the bump out back in your new tanks, how much volume did you loose. Also, where was the leak, was it rot, or a broken weld. My glass guy says depending where the leak is, he may just want to do the one tank, but I am going to tell him to both. I am so sick about this, that I only want to do this once.
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Kinda what I did. I did not pull the tank completely out , just opened them like a tin can and had custom tanks put inside , made a new floor etc. Drilled a bunch of 2" test holes to see how the foam was underneath the tanks and was satisfied to go forward .... no way was I about to blow up the entire cockpit.
Only one was leaking but I wasn`t about to go thru that work and not do both.
At the same time moved both fills to one side to make filling easier (love that mod) and set the tanks up for return regulators.
Lost capacity but I really don`t need 300 gallons of fuel. now I have 150gal capacity. it works for me.


Only one was leaking but I wasn`t about to go thru that work and not do both.
At the same time moved both fills to one side to make filling easier (love that mod) and set the tanks up for return regulators.
Lost capacity but I really don`t need 300 gallons of fuel. now I have 150gal capacity. it works for me.


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This is a horrible job to do and I am helping my glass guy with the job, in hopes that I will have it back for the rendezvous in June but its not looking good! I think I am going to order the tanks through Sunshine tanks out of Florida, they have done a lot of other Cig tanks in the past. Hope to see you all at the rendezvous, and I will keep you up dated.
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Kinda what I did. I did not pull the tank completely out , just opened them like a tin can and had custom tanks put inside , made a new floor etc. Drilled a bunch of 2" test holes to see how the foam was underneath the tanks and was satisfied to go forward .... no way was I about to blow up the entire cockpit.
Only one was leaking but I wasn`t about to go thru that work and not do both.
At the same time moved both fills to one side to make filling easier (love that mod) and set the tanks up for return regulators.
Lost capacity but I really don`t need 300 gallons of fuel. now I have 150gal capacity. it works for me.
Only one was leaking but I wasn`t about to go thru that work and not do both.
At the same time moved both fills to one side to make filling easier (love that mod) and set the tanks up for return regulators.
Lost capacity but I really don`t need 300 gallons of fuel. now I have 150gal capacity. it works for me.
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From: Sunrise Beach Mo
As an after thought I used to think I smelled gas after a run but it would go away. It was only after putting it on the trailer to do some work to it that I found gas pouring out of the bilge drain holes. That was a bad day!
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Dam Dave sorry to hear that. Hopefully you get it back soon
keep an eye out for my velocities down there. The red one is still at bear bottom and the guy that bought the teal one is from iowa but stays around franky and louies alot i think. He usually volunteers for the shootout as a patrol boat. Hope all is well.
-shane.
keep an eye out for my velocities down there. The red one is still at bear bottom and the guy that bought the teal one is from iowa but stays around franky and louies alot i think. He usually volunteers for the shootout as a patrol boat. Hope all is well.
-shane.





