FYI to E27 Owners:
Today I just pulled the gas tank out of my '73 E27. It was much easier than I expected. Of course, I'm the "worrier" type that always thinks of the things that could go wrong.
Basically:
a) Cut the fiberglass cloth that holds the bottom of the tank short sides to the 2 wooden tank supports.
b) Unbolt the upper wood support on the stbd side of the tank.
c) Saw between the tank bottom and the top of the supports to remove any epoxy from the fiberglass cloth.
d) Cut the wooden support on the filler end of the tank near the support bottom.
e) Remove hoses from tank and the outlet fitting. Might also have to uncouple wet exhaust line from riser (I did).
f) The tank can now be pulled out of the lazarette hatch (longwise, no rotating required).
I had already done (a)->(c) last week. The remaining took under an hour.
Mine is the original 15 gal tank with dimensions of 10 X 16 X 24 inches,
Now it's off to the "tank maker" next week and then I won't have to worry about the engine stopping on my summer cruising.
Today I just pulled the gas tank out of my '73 E27. It was much easier than I expected. Of course, I'm the "worrier" type that always thinks of the things that could go wrong.
Basically:
a) Cut the fiberglass cloth that holds the bottom of the tank short sides to the 2 wooden tank supports.
b) Unbolt the upper wood support on the stbd side of the tank.
c) Saw between the tank bottom and the top of the supports to remove any epoxy from the fiberglass cloth.
d) Cut the wooden support on the filler end of the tank near the support bottom.
e) Remove hoses from tank and the outlet fitting. Might also have to uncouple wet exhaust line from riser (I did).
f) The tank can now be pulled out of the lazarette hatch (longwise, no rotating required).
I had already done (a)->(c) last week. The remaining took under an hour.
Mine is the original 15 gal tank with dimensions of 10 X 16 X 24 inches,
Now it's off to the "tank maker" next week and then I won't have to worry about the engine stopping on my summer cruising.