SNIP: Message-ID: <001901cc0c61$ca7e5620$5f7b0260$@anastasia3.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" I had a leaky tank lined with aircraft fuel tank sealer. If the FAA approves, so do I. Not an easy job, but works very well, as long as you have enough steel to still be structurally sound. No leaks since, and that was maybe 7 years ago. I read this and researched the subject.....I discovered that one must be very, very careful which product you choose. Read this: http://www.bd-micro.com/sloshing.htm Apparently some sealants can be disolved and seal up that which you do not want sealed. "Remember the Ethanol" Terry McGinn Persuasion 42' Present

I want to thank everybody for the great advice. After listening and then poking around onboard more today, There is still a possibility our diesel fuel smell is coming from old filler and breather hoses. We are going to replace them and confirm that the breather thru-hulls are clear. If that is not the solution, our problem appears to be the tank top. We do have a lot of corrosion there. The sides have a rust patina, but no scale. We think we can take out the cabinets and the settee and cut holes to to the tops. We're going to use rust stabilizer and then use either Belzona or epoxy with new steel to encapsulate and reinforce the top. I've got my fingers crossed. Thanks again everybody. Sent from my iPhone On May 7, 2011, at 11:08 AM, terry mcginn <temcginn@yahoo.com> wrote: > SNIP: > Message-ID: <001901cc0c61$ca7e5620$5f7b0260$@anastasia3.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > I had a leaky tank lined with > aircraft fuel tank sealer. If the FAA > approves, so do I. Not an easy job, but > works very well, as long as you have > enough steel to still be structurally > sound. No leaks since, and that was > maybe 7 years ago. > > I read this and > researched the subject.....I discovered that one must be > very, very careful > which product you choose. > Read this: > http://www.bd-micro.com/sloshing.htm > > Apparently some sealants can be disolved and seal up that which you do not > want > sealed. > > "Remember the Ethanol" > > Terry McGinn > Persuasion > 42' Present > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change email address, etc) go to: http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/trawlers-and-trawlering > > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.