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Old 04-10-2011, 07:14 PM   #1
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time for a new one. once you get it out try luthers welding in RI. great prices for top quality work and fast turnaround.
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Old 04-10-2011, 07:29 PM   #2
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Bill, for the work involved, get a new one. Japanese handsaw makes quick work of cutting out the foam. The foam is usually saturated with gas from the leak, so keep cutting until it doesn't smell. Don't forget the ground wire... What sucks about the job is that when you get the new tank in and foamed, you still have the deck and console to reassemble. Take notes as you tear it down and have some line available as messengers. Finding a compatible tank can be a PITA. Good luck.

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Bent Rods and Screaming Reels!

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Old 04-10-2011, 07:32 PM   #4
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Bill, for the work involved, get a new one. Japanese handsaw makes quick work of cutting out the foam. The foam is usually saturated with gas from the leak, so keep cutting until it doesn't smell. Don't forget the ground wire... What sucks about the job is that when you get the new tank in and foamed, you still have the deck and console to reassemble. Take notes as you tear it down and have some line available as messengers. Finding a compatible tank can be a PITA. Good luck.
Screwdriver/multimax/serrated knife of any type (bread knives work great on foam) to get the foam out. Keep the shop vac handy, you'll have a billion little pieces to suck up once you're done.

If it isn't weird dimensions, try finding a plastic tank first. Moellers come in about a thousand shapes and sizes.

Lots of good fabricators around if you go aluminum!

Use 4lb 2part foam to put it back in.
I'll be ordering from US Composites the end of the week.

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Old 04-10-2011, 07:37 PM   #5
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Scary sight there. Glad there wasn't a source of spark down there !

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Old 04-10-2011, 07:42 PM   #6
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West is having a 50% off sale on the Moellers, I think I will go with it. Just not alot of time with so much else to do, and then putting the deck back in and I am lost

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