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The Project is going well.

12/21/2010

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This is the forward 40 gallon tank sender unit with the vent hoses around it. Water and rust. Really ugly.

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This is the main aft tank sender unit submerged in water surrounded by wet foam.

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Today I got into the gas tank work. I removed the coffin lid and discovered a really ugly mess. The senders were rusted and covered with water that was trapped in the foam.

The foam was soaking wet especially in the aft area. I probably removed 150 pounds of wet foam just from the top of the tanks.

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I removed all the foam which was tough work, so as to expose the fill and vent piping etc..

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Fill hoses, clamps and foam was in bad shape with lots of corrosion. I had to hand cut the old original rubber hoses which were steel reinforced. This was a tough job and took a while.

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    Capt. Al Lorenzetti

    Fishing and hunting for 50 years and now in the boat restoration business. Lots of fun.

    (Click here to see the restoration of the Skimmer )

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