tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263863416874538973.post1121276154352558790..comments2024-03-26T06:23:27.120+00:00Comments on Arwen's meanderings: a leaking outboard tankstevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06932550661580632605noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263863416874538973.post-12894122671612755272019-09-27T18:33:05.499+01:002019-09-27T18:33:05.499+01:00Hi Max - thanks for the tip - off to investigate f...Hi Max - thanks for the tip - off to investigate further - I'm using one litre bottles at the moment but hanging off the transom in a bouncy sea is nauseating! So I'm exploring all options - thanks for the tips stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06932550661580632605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263863416874538973.post-73759533029144303102019-09-23T19:00:37.507+01:002019-09-23T19:00:37.507+01:00Steve ref Steve the wargamer's idea. I convert...Steve ref Steve the wargamer's idea. I converted a 5HP to external tank - actually so it could do both internal and external, the remote conversion was pretty easy and all up including the external tank,less than you've been quoted for a new tank.<br /><br />Can't remember the engine but it was black so guessing Mercury. The external tank was really good never used the internal one again even though i could.<br /><br />I think the only thing you need to check is if the carb has a diaphragm pump, I'm guessing most do these days as the arts diagram for mine only showed with.Bursledon Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020592383830135476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263863416874538973.post-16813764916722915062019-09-21T20:09:18.901+01:002019-09-21T20:09:18.901+01:00Hi Max - the plastic welder isn't convinced gi...Hi Max - the plastic welder isn't convinced given there are two splits one on top of the other - so I am leaning towards the new tank. Steve - the local chandler did try to sell me a second hand one but it was from a different outboard and although very similar - it was clear it would take some really fiddly engineering to get it to sit soundly, so I abandoned that idea. I have tried epoxy and it hasnt cured properly despite cleaning the area thoroughly. Alastair - I'm a bad sailor not because I occasionally use an outboard but because I have no idea what I am doing when trimming the sails - and so never get the poor boat to sail efficiently. Arwen was only designed for rowing short distances. I rowed her into the Cattedown once - it didn't go well with all the tourist boats and water taxis and sailing her from out of the crowded marina is beyond my courage level. Discretion is the better part of valour and all that.<br />Thanks for the suggestions guys - appreciated as always. stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06932550661580632605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263863416874538973.post-60219149513185111542019-09-20T15:10:18.622+01:002019-09-20T15:10:18.622+01:00When the (albeit metal) tank on my trusty old Yam ...When the (albeit metal) tank on my trusty old Yam went I managed to find a breaker in Wales who sold me a "new" one from an old engine.. it was a while ago - do outboard breakers still exist and might they have one for your engine? Elswehere, people constantly tell me that basically there are only two or three makers of outboards, and they are all the same and just re-badged - so would a new tank from a different engine be cheaper? Three... Petrol is fairly foul stuff - I would worry any repair with glue/epoxy would just fall apart.. I'm guessing you are too... Last - can you convert it to external tank???Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263863416874538973.post-86678137207012840452019-09-20T10:41:19.162+01:002019-09-20T10:41:19.162+01:00I would hazard that the reason you are "just ...I would hazard that the reason you are "just not that gooda a sailor" is because you don't go sailing without a motor.<br />However I would advise, at that price:<br />1/ Try to find a scrap motor with a good tank.<br />2/ Try one of the chemical fixes.<br />3/ Bite the bullet and get a new tank.<br /><br />Alastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349187354637363795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263863416874538973.post-72551536854778722812019-09-20T10:19:43.610+01:002019-09-20T10:19:43.610+01:00Steve - do the repair, if it doesn't work then...Steve - do the repair, if it doesn't work then get a new tank but at least you will have learned what does and doesn't work.Bursledon Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020592383830135476noreply@blogger.com