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E35II Fuel Tank Replacement Drawings

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chaco

Member III
Here it is....the Design Drawings for an E35II Fuel Tank Replacement :nerd:
The footprint is the same as the Original and increases the height by 6".
This provides an increased 15ga of capacity to a 37ga total.
The construction is 3/16" welded aluminum. The fill is moved from the Cockpit
floor (weirdest design ever seen :cool:) to the Port Deck.
The tank fits in to the Original space without bulkhead modification.
Just remove the door behind the companionway and slide er' in :)
Recommend 1/4'' neoprene gasket chafe guards on the corners.
Let me know as you need additional help on the install.

Happy Clean Fuel :egrin::egrin:
 

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ignacio

ignacio

Member III
Blogs Author
Thanks for posting this!

Here we go...6 years after posting these drawings, I'm thanking you Dan for sharing these with the group. I took these drawings and contacted the tank vendor you mentioned to replace my rusty old tank. I gather this tank has worked out ok for you? Relocating the deck fill from the cockpit to the port deck seems like a good/wise move, which I'll probably do myself!

Thanks again!

- Ignacio

chaco said:
Here it is....the Design Drawings for an E35II Fuel Tank Replacement :nerd:
The footprint is the same as the Original and increases the height by 6".
This provides an increased 15ga of capacity to a 37ga total.
The construction is 3/16" welded aluminum. The fill is moved from the Cockpit
floor (weirdest design ever seen :cool:) to the Port Deck.
The tank fits in to the Original space without bulkhead modification.
Just remove the door behind the companionway and slide er' in :)
Recommend 1/4'' neoprene gasket chafe guards on the corners.
Let me know as you need additional help on the install.

Happy Clean Fuel :egrin::egrin:
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mherrcat

mherrcat

Contributing Partner
15 extra gallons is 107.25 lbs of extra weight in the stern of the boat.
Has it affected how the boat sits on its lines?
 
ignacio

ignacio

Member III
Blogs Author
I was wondering the same thing, though was thinking that I could redistribute weight if needed. Most of my sailing is either solo, or with 1 other person, so 107 lbs might not make much of a difference anway. Curious to see how this is working out.

mherrcat said:
15 extra gallons is 107.25 lbs of extra weight in the stern of the boat.
Has it affected how the boat sits on its lines?
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exoduse35

exoduse35

Sustaining Member
Also who says it must always be full? but it might be nice to have the extra room in the tank instead of finding a place to store jeep cans on a long trip!
 
mherrcat

mherrcat

Contributing Partner
Also who says it must always be full?
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It doesn't. But it has also been mentioned that keeping the tank full helps prevent condensation from forming and creating a problem with water in your fuel or water settling to the bottom of the tank and creating corrosion. I think that is what caused the leak in the original tank in my boat...
 
exoduse35

exoduse35

Sustaining Member
True, however If you run the engine frequently and have a good water separator and the pickup at the bottom of the V in the tank and a good vent and well sealed system you should have no problems. All of that list should be taken care of anyway, so I don't see a real problem. Especially given that it is only 125 pounds and that is only about 1 child. Kick the :baby: overboard and fill her up! :devil:
 
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