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Originally Posted by BiLLyLaurianO (Post 3083285)

Well Shes Done.

Congratulations! :drink: And good luck!

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Originally Posted by Klas233 (Post 3083306)

That's not quite true - where I live insurance companies explicitly recommend using stainless steel over aluminum for gas tanks (and some even require it I believe).

You must not be in the US? In the US Coast Guard regs do not allow it. I don't know why but I was going to do stainless for my tank tell I read the law.

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Originally Posted by Audiofn (Post 3083836)

You must not be in the US? In the US Coast Guard regs do not allow it. I don't know why but I was going to do stainless for my tank tell I read the law.

Yeah, I'm in Sweden. Interesting how safety regulations can be so different in different places. This country is usually known for its (exaggerated?) focus on safety issues (this is where the seat belt was invented...) - but then again it is a major steel-producing country too so who knows the reasons for the different recommendations and traditions behind them.

Aluminum appears much more common in the U.S., but checking the US Coast Guard's Boatbuilders' handbook it seems to me that stainless steel isn't prohibited in the U.S. - but if it is used it may not be encased in foam, see here:
http://www.uscgboating.org/regulatio...rds_parta.aspx

Either way, avoiding foam around any metal tank makes sense to me now after having seen the corrosion that was caused by wet foam surrounding my (aluminum) tank.
http://raffinaderiet.com/Formula/htm..._gas_tank.html

When you step in u can here the water and see it come threw the crack. I wonder if I can hole saw a hole and stick wet vac in there?

Next the bbc 223ls will be for sale to buy a bigger formula.
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You can try the hole saw deal but I don't see how you can get away with not cutting out the floor. Sorry to be the bad news guy. :(

was that a bomb or what? ......lucky you found it

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Originally Posted by BiLLyLaurianO (Post 3085602)

If there is a gas/water mixure, I would not wet vac it out. An electric motor may ignite the gasoline vapor.

Well I spoke with Scott from formula.What awsome guy. He dug up old plans so I no were to cut n drill n what ammount of foam to use. Im takin a break for a month then will go n pull boat from storage n work on it .I am really impressed the customer service u get from formula even though boat is a 1987. I will always own one just for that its amazing!.

Does anyone spec. 5053H36/38, .1875" aluminum ?

Still the Best that I know of!!

...And Scott will get anything you need, as long as Formula still has it!

Dave