Boater sues over ethanol-laced gasoline's effect on fiberglass fuel tank
#31
OSO Content Provider
Commercial Member
What are they doing about the Fiberglass Storage Tanks they had all of the gas stations on the street upgrade to years ago ?
I guess we will be hearing about that at some point!
I guess we will be hearing about that at some point!
#32
Banned
#33
Geronimo36
Gold Member
Last year Zul was putting steps in his boat and they built a glass tank and used it to coat the inside.
#34
Geronimo36
Gold Member
Being a solvent, I'm under the impression it will just clean the tank??? So if you had a lot of build-up over the years it will break free and settle to the bottom of your tank and be sucked into the fuel system.
I see a lot of race cars and drag boats who run Alcohol, they all have either plastic or aluminum tanks.
I see a lot of race cars and drag boats who run Alcohol, they all have either plastic or aluminum tanks.
#35
Geronimo36
Gold Member
Aside from the gas tank issue, I know of lot of people who blew their stuff up last year... They ran fine for years and now with the alcohol they have detonated.. Both high performance and cruisers... One guy at our marina blew up a new engine, mercury told him to scratch...and another friend blew up one of his Yamaha's...we found nothing wrong with the engine, other than the hole in the block and piston...
Personally, I decided to step up a jet in the secondaries of my carbs for a little safety net...
Personally, I decided to step up a jet in the secondaries of my carbs for a little safety net...
#36
Racer
Racer
This is the coating I used to seal my fiberglass tanks in my previous boat. I am told that many builders use it as well as the military. It seemed to have work well in my application.
http://www.ceram-kote.com/
Also remember, if your tanks are leaking you my never know. It could be leaking into the coring of the hull and you are cruising around in a gas soaked sponge!. I heard of a boat were the coring was soaked with gas from bow to stern.
http://www.ceram-kote.com/
Also remember, if your tanks are leaking you my never know. It could be leaking into the coring of the hull and you are cruising around in a gas soaked sponge!. I heard of a boat were the coring was soaked with gas from bow to stern.
Last edited by Wahoo ATV; 04-16-2008 at 09:07 AM.
#38
Banned
Being a solvent, I'm under the impression it will just clean the tank??? So if you had a lot of build-up over the years it will break free and settle to the bottom of your tank and be sucked into the fuel system.
I see a lot of race cars and drag boats who run Alcohol, they all have either plastic or aluminum tanks.
I see a lot of race cars and drag boats who run Alcohol, they all have either plastic or aluminum tanks.
#39
Banned
This is the coating I used to seal my fiberglass tanks in my previous boat. I am told that many builders use it as well as the military. It seemed to have work well in my application.
http://www.ceram-kote.com/
Also remember, if your tanks are leaking you my never know. It could be leaking into the coring of the hull and you are cruising around in a gas soaked sponge!. I heard of a boat were the coring was soaked with gas from bow to stern.
http://www.ceram-kote.com/
Also remember, if your tanks are leaking you my never know. It could be leaking into the coring of the hull and you are cruising around in a gas soaked sponge!. I heard of a boat were the coring was soaked with gas from bow to stern.
#40
Geronimo36
Gold Member
All fuel supply lines that are used in a boat must be coast guard approved USCG type A1, SAE J1527, as a part of that they are all gasoline and alcohol resistant and permiation proof. Am I missing something or do they just have it written on the hose and it still eats away at it?