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Fuel tank replacement

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T_schlueter:
I do have monel.  Not sure how I've overlooked these labels prior to today.  They are on top of the tank plain as day.  I've attached a pic of the labels.  One label is the Seafarer Monel by Allcraft and the other is the Cambridge.  The tank is not magnetic, btw.

T_schlueter:
I also noticed my lift box is also made by Cambridge. Not sure what metal it is made from. Looks similar to my tank.

Alma:
As Ed said there is no better material for a fuel tank than MONEL. And the ALLCRAFT company was a great manufacturer of tanks and water heaters. ALMA has a 12 gallon ALLCRAFT all stainless steel water heater I bought in 1996. It is gorgeous and made to last. I have replaced the electric element once and other than that it is perfect. ALLCRAFT is no longer in business. If you can find a used one it will likely last another 20 years.

selene:
Selene, #212 (1980) has an Aluminium tank, unfortunately!

The good news is that it looks to be in good shape.

Happy 2021 folks! Stay healthy.

Last Resort:
looks can be deceiving though :(   

My aluminum tank looked good too, then some diesel starting appearing in the bilge. Of course I thought it was coming from somewhere in the fuel system or hoses, but as I found out during half way across a 3hr motoring, it was the tank. I went down below to check something and could smell the diesel. The whole bilge was filled. I managed to push my boat back to my Marina, which just happened to be close at the time, with my dinghy strapped to my swim platform for about 4 hours right into the lift. I managed to save just enough fuel to complete the haul out. After draining the 50 liters of diesel and getting her back on the hard, I removed the tank in an hour by cutting out some of the wall between the locker and aft cabin. That's when I found a hole the size of a dime in the bottom, forward port side corner. It had been rubbing on the stringer for 30 years. We have a great welder in town and he patched the hole and refurbished the whole tank like new for only $100CDN!!!!  I questioned him on replacing it, but he assured me it was like new, and that the diesel trucks and buses don't just throw their tanks away when in need of repair :)  So if possible with a mechanics camera or such, check out the underbelly and corners of the tank....you never know????

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