Diesel Tank DISASTER

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1. More thug glasses please!!! lol

2. Miller Plastics out of OHIO build excellent plastic tanks ! I have had them with no leaks . Excellant quality .

3. Powder-coated or painted aluminum tanks are a good option. If you use a good diesel fuel conditioner and include a trash drop in the bottom of the tanks with a drain petcock & good maintenance, those tanks should last a good long while. In the US, semi trucks use aluminum tanks mounted outboard of the frame rails and they are unpainted. There are some very old trucks still out there that have been running salted roads in the winter and if externally washed at regular intervals the tanks still have good integrity. Those truck tanks have been subject to much more dynamic and static stresses than you will ever encounter in Tally Ho considering they are experiencing breaking, acceleration, turning, marginal road conditions creating dynamic vibrations, potholes, etc… You may want to do some research on various aluminum alloys and with an adequate thickness & proper mounting, I can't see a better option for you.

4. I've now fully Googled monel, hadn't heard of it before this

5. Don't know if this has been mentioned but the early RNLI lifeboats had copper tanks. Cant think of anything better, only heard this a couple of days ago from a ninety year old' whose father converted one to a houseboat pre WWII.

6. I’d find a well known metal fabricator on YouTube and ask them to collaborate with you and have aluminum tanks made. 6061 or Dirtlifestyle are awesome fabricator’s. Dirt lifestyle is near you as well. Somewhere in Washington

7. That's a bummer about the tanks..

8. Thank god you guys tested these prior to install….sweet concept though & excellent FIT!!!

9. Every boat with a motor ever built has a fuel tank. It's a boat, stuff always needs to be replaced. get the biggest standard sized tanks you have room for and mount them low in the boat. You do not want hundreds of gallons of fuel sloshing around overhead in rough seas. But, you know this because you are a sailor.

10. for mine, I would be going with the tried and true Monel tanks. with sight glass

11. I am an aircraft mechanic and in the helicopters I work on there are bag tanks, basically fuel proof liner and they are indestructible and have been going for 20 years in harsh conditions wondering if they could be useful ? I know how to get them custo made to if you need !

12. Hi Leo,
    Steve over on Acorn to Arabella recently acquired 3 very nice Monel talks. They were cylindrical tanks and I was wondering if something that he recently got might work for you. The tanks are not fitted to the dimensions of the hull but perhaps you could find a place for standard cylindrical Monel tanks in your build considering the time constraints you now face. Just a suggestion.

13. Does Leo run the Saturday episode on patron before its run at Saturday on the YouTube channel?

14. No way I would install those garbage tanks in the boat, especially if they will be difficult to remove and replace.

15. I made a plywood tank because I had run short on cash but I coated the inside with Epoxy and reinforced the seams and baffles with glass tape and then did the same on the outside. I have never had a drip of a leak and 42 years on there has been quite a lot of diesel pass through it. I have a drain cock at the bottom which I drain every few years. I wonder how much better a job one would do now with thinner ply impregnated with resin and using kevlar instead of glass. Neither expensive nor difficult and all so easy to fabricate to fit!

16. Just one more comment on choosing a 4 – 8 tank design instead of the 2 with baffles. Since time is off the essence here, redesigning based on more but smaller tanks may allow you to continue work in the engine room since the smaller tanks may be able to be installed in a more modular manner and, frankly, if designed properly, you will be able to remove any of the tanks for inspection and replacement if necessary.

17. So, will we be seeing "Dr. Richards "New and Improved" Hemorroidal Removal Tool" coming to market soon? Great scene, I laughed so hard!

18. Custom work is always tricky, unless you know your supplier intimately. Tough break Skipper

19. Is there any way to coat the inside of the tanks you have so they are usable? Just a thought. Love your passion. It is inspiring.

20. Have you worked in any solar panels in your design to help keep the batteries charged? Quote a bit more cost effective vs running a diesel generator..

21. From my experience in jet boats Aluminum tanks are known to crack on the welds fairly easily. Steel would be my first choice!

22. 200 hundred pounds heaver you say,—–well one less passenger!!!!!!!!!!!!

23. I am no expert but check out surgical stainless steel, very durable in all parameters. It may be costly but cheaper in the long run👍

24. The British guy definitely has to go with aluminum so he can say aluminum

25. having worked with several plastics, i have 2 words… HELL NO!!! if it's not one piece molded, it's gonna fail. NOT MARINE GRADE!!!

26. Sorry to see the fuel tank woes. Hearing all of the different downsides of just about every type of tank material I’m amazed nobody in the marine industry does a fuel bladder you could drop in any tank much like motorsports on dry land.

27. In Canada, water condensation in car fuel tanks is a problem in winter. It used to be that we had to add an additive (methyl alcohol ?) to the tank to get rid of the water. Now all the fuel suppliers premix the additive in winter to their gasoline.

28. Leo, it’s good you aren’t slandering the tank manufacturer. But, other potential customers should know. “A Good reputation is more precious than silver or Gold”.

29. This is just sloppy. No excuse for this. Lawyer?

30. Use the plastic tanks as plugs for fiberglass.

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