I just weighed my bare tank, 6.390 Kg or 14.07 pounds.
Don't feel bad, I am still waiting on a Europa order I placed over a
year ago, nothing fast happens there.
Cheers,
Brian Phillips
Oz.
On 16/09/2022 7:51 am, Pete Zut wrote:
> I will measure my tank's weight this monday.... if you haven't
> received the number by then.
>
> cheers,
> PeteZ
>
> On Thu, Sep 15, 2022 at 5:48 PM William Daniell
> <wdaniell.longport@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Light at the end of the tunnel.
>
> This is not for the faint of heart. That said it was made
> considerablyworse by doing it in Florida summer, on a full
> day'swork I lost about 5 lbs.
>
> 1. I originallyplanned to make frontand back and then the
> base/sides and glue it all together. This is impossible.
> 2. I then did what I should have done in thefirst place and made
> a plug of XPS. Sounds easy when said like that but oh boy.
> Getting the plug out was a nightmare despite (supposed)
> release tape. lesson learned: make the plug hollow. Front
> and back and then buildthe sides so that you can break out
> the plug without effort.
> 3. I used EZ Poxy and Rutancloth.
> 4. I glassed the inside with three layers. It is quite heavy, I
> amguessingmaybe 50% more than the original, (can anyone
> send me the weight ofa plastic tank ?) but very solid.
> However I guess it will crack in the case of a crash.
> 5. This tank holds 15 gals. 5 gals up to the top of the
> "hump", 5 gals up to the bottom of the shelf and 5 gals in
> the shelf. I could have made it a bit biggerbut itfistin
> thedoor sills.
> 6. I have decided to go with the originaloutlet fittings so that
> I can inspectthe finger strainers as part of the annual. I
> have heard of fiberglass tanks shedding. Thefiberglass
> outlets for the fittings will be floxed/glassed in place. I
> will use the original 1" hose arrangement to hold the
> aluminium outlets in place.
> 7. Filler is next.
> 8. I am putting an inspection hatch in the top.
>
> I asked Europa for a quote the day after I discovered the leak. I
> am still waiting for the quote, let alone the delivery time.
>
> Thanks to ChuckReinas in CA.
>
> Will
>
> William Daniell
> LONGPORT
> +1 786 878 0246
>
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