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Play'N Hooky · 01-01-2009, 10:27 AM

This last week I removed the aluminium fuel tanks from my project boat (31' Silverton) in order to give me some more room to work in the forward compartment and to inspect/clean them out. I noticed on the bottoms of the tanks that there were a couple of small spots that were pitted to the point that it didn't look like it would be long before they would break-through. I was considering going over these with JB Weld before I put them back in and was wondering if that would be effective or if I should use something else.

Also, the tanks sitstrapped tobenches in the compartment so they are exposed on all sides except the bottom. I've noticed that when they are full they sweat pretty bad and was wondering if I shouldn't put some type of matting underneath them to prevent moisture build-up.

Thanks for any advice.

01-01-2009, 10:27 AM	#1
Play'N Hooky Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Andalusia, Alabama Posts: 1,009	Fuel Tank Repair This last week I removed the aluminium fuel tanks from my project boat (31' Silverton) in order to give me some more room to work in the forward compartment and to inspect/clean them out. I noticed on the bottoms of the tanks that there were a couple of small spots that were pitted to the point that it didn't look like it would be long before they would break-through. I was considering going over these with JB Weld before I put them back in and was wondering if that would be effective or if I should use something else. Also, the tanks sitstrapped tobenches in the compartment so they are exposed on all sides except the bottom. I've noticed that when they are full they sweat pretty bad and was wondering if I shouldn't put some type of matting underneath them to prevent moisture build-up. Thanks for any advice.