[C320-list] My fuel tank leaks!

[Pat Moriarty]

I used a standard rubber impeller pump 12VDC to transfer diesel from 
my truck to my tractor for a few years and had no problems. You may 
also find a fuel service like a polishing service or such to remove 
it. Good luck and by the way my tank is black and I thought plastic 
and looks almost impossible to remove.

Pat

#130

At 07:32 AM 8/21/2006, you wrote:
>Well I confirmed the worst case scenario this weekend. My fuel tank 
>is indeed leaking somewhere on the bottom. I will be calling 
>Catalina this morning to get a new tank, so any advice on removing 
>the tank and removing the fuel in the tank would be greatly 
>appreciated. Hopefully I can get one quickly enough to not end the 
>rest of my season :(
>I took a look at what Nigel Calder had to say about fuel tanks and 
>was quite surprised to read that a study conducted by the ABYC 
>revealed a tank life for aluminum to be between 7.6 years and 17 
>years! Production and quality control seem to make the difference in 
>the life of the tanks. My boat is a '99, so this seems really premature.
>
>Does anyone have a suggestion on the type of transfer pump I can use 
>(siphoning is not an option).? Someone at the marina mentioned that 
>there is pump that can be attached to a drill and is okay to use 
>with diesel, but haven't been able to find one...Thanks in advance 
>for any advice!
>
>Regards,
>
>Jon Vez