Barking Mat
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Degreasant, sweeping brush, dustpan and brush, hot water, wet / dry vac.
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Barking Mat
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If you're not willing to fill it up, which I understand, is there anyway you could shoehorn a smaller plastic tank into the space, and plumb it in ?
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
Barking Mat
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If your tanks not full, condensation in the air gap will produce water in the bottom of the tank, standard procedure to fill boats up when winterising them.
bert
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I'm not keeping it past next April so I'll leave it empty till March then put enough in to get it through a sale then it someone else's expense
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Cunning plan.I'm not keeping it past next April so I'll leave it empty till March then put enough in to get it through a sale then it someone else's expense
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Not if you use a catch can in the hose before the VC
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I'd scrape what I could out into a bucket, wet vac the remains, jet wash then wet vac the water. You won't have to worry about the fire risk of diesel, as anyone who has actually tried to light diesel will know, but it'll make the wet vac stick for a long time after, and your clothes too.
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Once clean use small spray bottle and spray all surfaces with diesel, itll help stop the corrosion.I'm not keeping it past next April so I'll leave it empty till March then put enough in to get it through a sale then it someone else's expense
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There needs something doing about the corrosion on inside of tank
If a prospective buyer sees that he could say not for me
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Are there any maritime regulations regarding fuel tanks?
I have read that modern diesel does not have a long shelf life
With a large tank was the boat designed to travel long distance?
I am surprised all that sludge has not caused engine problems
I have read that modern diesel does not have a long shelf life
With a large tank was the boat designed to travel long distance?
I am surprised all that sludge has not caused engine problems
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On small pleasure boats it is pretty much anything goes regarding tanks, if on non tidal waters you have to make sure no oil/fuel gets into the watercourse.
Lots of people say that about modern diesel, I have a boat and the fuel is years old, same as just about every pleasure boat out there.
Most have large tanks by car standards, ours has two 2litre n/a diesel engines with a 450 litre fuel tank!
Not unusual to have a boat with two 750/1000 litre fuel tanks.
A lot of people who just potter around will only tank up once a year
Lots have fuel issues, but that is again due to them standing for months/years at a time/steel tanks that are not full so they condensate inside, and of course cheap crap diesel that they got from a mate!
Slightest air leak that would not even be noticed on a daily driven car can let air in resulting in a non start, then people blame the fuel etc.
Plus the age of the machinery, many are 40/50 years old, again any leaks are the new fuels fault.
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In UK, diesel can go for ages, but in hotter clims the lighter elements can slowly cook off, leaving the thicker stuff which the engine doesn't like. It may run, but very roughly and little power.
bert
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The sludge is the remnants of diesel bug, she did have engine problems the weekend I moved her to her current moorings. Had both engines turn off at one point. I'd changed all the filters a few times which had stopped the issues but I wanted to get rid of the potential for issues for its next owner as I think it will probably go overseas.
After cleaning this out I'm planning of spraying the tank down with diesel whilst it's got nothing in it.
2 stainless tanks would be a better idea as you can pump diesel between them via a filter to keep it cleaner and less likely to have a complete fuel issue.
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The bugs grow in the water that settles in the bottom of the tank, some is from the fuel some from condensation, pumping from tank to tank through a filter and water separator would be a good solution. Adding treatment to prevent the bugs also helps.
Many pleasure boats owners blame the diesel, but in reality many are poorly maintained, if maintained at all. Not all boat owners are practical hands on people and paying a proper bloke can be quite expensive. Add to that the fact that many pleasure boats stick the engine in the most awkward unaccessible place, to make space for a double ensuite cabin doesnt help.
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Have you thought about coating it in a diesel resistant epoxy?
