David Grimm
E38-200
Have had a fuel smell since the day I purchased this boat back in 2018. At first I was told by the po that the fuel sending unit was the culprit. I orderd a gasket and oring kit for it and that fixed that leak. Also I replaced all the fuel injectors and the copper line from the tank to engine with uscg type A1 rubber line. This winter I could still see some fuel under the floor at the stuffing box location. So I pulled the rubber return line out to find it was type B1 date coded 1984. Two years older than the boat. Uscg recommends replacement every 10yrs. So I pulled that one out and replace with A1. After inspecting the tank I couldn't confirm if it was leaking so I planned to come back with 8 five gallon jugs to pull the fuel. Ariving back at the boat two days later I see a wet spot on the skeg/cutlass bearing holder.... Diesel!!! Pumped the tank out and removed it from its location but it wont fit out the hatch! Going to pressure test it in place tomorrow. Anyone have any suggestions? Am I missing the button that seperates the hull so I can remove this? Should I cut it in half if its leaking or try to weld it in the boat? Replace it with two aluminum tanks? Maybe go plastic? Also I guess I have to cut the glass off the skeg bolts and rebed the skeg with some 5200. Any suggestions for getting the leaked diesel out of the hull?
What say you?
Dave
What say you?
Dave