[C320-list] Fuel Tank Access Port

[Joe Luciano]

In my area (north of Seattle), there is a company that will come to your boat and install a second port on top of the tank and do everything with the tank in place, clean it out, polish the fuel, etc.  Reasonably priced, and a whole lot easier than trying to remove the fuel tank from the boat.  You simply need to provide access to the top of the tank.  Attached is the contact info for a company that did the work to my friend’s boat, and he was extremely pleased with the results.  You may have someone like this in your area….Best of Luck
https://www.petro-clean.com <https://www.petro-clean.com/>

Joe Luciano
C-320 #1024

> On Apr 21, 2020, at 11:28 AM, Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> You can clean it through the sending port, but to do so effectively you
> n4eed to use a fuel polishing system so that you can 'wash' it down. I had
> this done this past summer.
> 
> Chris Burti
> Commitment #867
> Farmville, NC
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 2:04 PM David Veeneman <davidv at veeneman.com> wrote:
> 
>> I have had recurring engine problems since I bought my boat last year. The
>> engine will run fine, but after a day of sailing through choppy waters, it
>> dies. I’m guessing that there is a pretty good layer of muck at the bottom
>> of the tank. The boat sat in a slip for ten years before I bought it, so
>> that wouldn’t surprise me.
>> 
>> My mechanic tells me the 320 doesn’t have an access port on the fuel tank,
>> so cleaning may be problematic. I am looking at cutting an access hatch in
>> the tank and installing a Seabuilt Tank Access Plate (
>> http://www.seabuilt.com <http://www.seabuilt.com/>). I’m going down to
>> the boat later today to have a good look at the fuel tank. Hopefully, it
>> has a flat top on which an access port can be cut.
>> 
>> I’m hoping folks can help me with these questions:
>> 
>> Can the fuel tank be cleaned through the sending port?
>> Does anyone have experience with Seabuilt access panels?
>> Is the C320 fuel tank baffled, and are the baffles solid?
>> 
>> Any other advice regarding this problem? Thanks for your help.
>> 
>> --
>> David Veeneman
>> Dana Point, CA
>> SV Adelante, C320 #131
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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