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Doxy:
I bought Doxy last fall and have been going over systems. I noticed the top of the fuel tank has some heavy rust scale. Does anyone know how thick these tanks are? I was surprised Pearson used steel tanks. Has anyone changed one. Doxy is a '78.

Rusty Pelican:
I have a 1979 P323, Volvo Md11C
Do you have a Volvo MD11C?
I am almost 100% certain your tank is aluminum and was speced out in the initial design and the tank was fabricated by this company.
http://www.floridamarinetanks.com/
There is a tag on the tank. I replaced mine in 1997. I gave the part # to these guys, they looked up the plans, had it in less than a week.
The "rust" you see is dried fuel.
The tanks generally last 20 years. The good news, if you need to replace the tank, it come out easily through the locker.
I have friends that have encapsulated tanks fail, what a disaster

BobG

Bill1188:
Pulled my tank in fall of 2015. Easy to remove out of port side. Pumped about two gallons of a substance that is best described as thick and looking like diarrhea. Pressure washed inside of tank. Also cleaned copper pick up tube that was virtually closed with deposits. Tank is aluminum and like new. Peace of mind knowing tank is without issues now.

Rusty Pelican:
Thanks, that is a very good idea.
Project for the fall

Doxy:
I'm not sure what the original power was. I bought Doxy with a Yanmar 3YM30. I'll check the tank with a magnet. That would be great news if it is aluminum.  thanks

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