This maybe a stupid question but can you all tell me why you don't remove
the old tank and fabricate a new one out of fiberglass?

Thanks

Laura

>From: "Sonadora" <sonadora@sail2live.com>
>Reply-To: baba-l@ballreich.net
>To: <baba-l@ballreich.net>
>Subject: RE: [Baba-L] Fuel tank - Baba 35
>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:08:53 -0600
>
>I'm with Cindy. I think we should all start a Baba commune out in
>California
>somewhere.
>
>We let gravity do our work. The bottom of the tank is currently 6 ft. or so
>above ground. Start a siphon and away you go.
>
>Rick Beddoe
>s/v Soņadora, 1978 Baba 30
>Minneapolis, MN
>http://sail2live.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-baba-l@ballreich.net [mailto:owner-baba-l@ballreich.net] On
>Behalf Of Cindy Ballreich
>Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 9:33 AM
>To: baba-l@ballreich.net
>Subject: Re: [Baba-L] Fuel tank - Baba 35
>
>Richard B. Emerson wrote:
> > Thanks to all who replied (more comments welcome, of course).
> > Part of the project is removing the 50 odd gallons of fuel in the tank.
> > That's a sizable investment in jerry cans and there's the issue of
> > pumping the fuel. Somehow I don't see my small PAR hand pump (or me!)
> > lasting the duration of the job of hand-pumping that fuel. How have
> > people managed that?
>
>It's too bad that we don't all live closer together. Then the group
>could buy a bunch of jerry jugs and we could pass them around as needed.
>This is also an issue for our (much smaller) fuel tank project. As for
>pumping, my husband uses a drill pump. It's inexpensive and seems to
>work quite well.
>
>Cindy
>s/v Mandisa
>Baba 30
>
>
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