New Gas For Columbia 34

Columbia34 · Post by **Columbia34** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 10:33 pm

The old gas tank was failing and could only hold about 12 gal with out leaking, the new tank is all stainless steel and holds about 29 gal. The tank location was under the dinette seat, not the best place for it and we talke about relocating it but a new non-leaking tank in the same location should be fine.

Mark.Wilme · Post by **Mark.Wilme** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:35 pm

NICE TANK !

dmairspotter · Post by **dmairspotter** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:46 pm

Nice fit!!

That is going to be on heckuva boat!

Columbia34 · Post by **Columbia34** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:48 pm

Thanks for the comments we are getting there, now its time to put it all back together. plus add a few new systems like air/heat and a anchor windlass.

Scott

Figment · Post by **Figment** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:44 pm

I'm still trying to wrap my head around the sheer SIZE of this boat. It's a full order of magnitude beyond my normal thought process. That tank would be half of my friggin boat! :)

Columbia34 · Post by **Columbia34** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:48 pm

Its a 29 gallon tank 1 gallon smaller than orginal and its still almost did not fix back in the hole. Its a big boat there is a full 6+ feet head room everywhere, except in the salon area there is a good 7'. The boat has an average freeboard of about 5 feet about 6.5' at the bow. It been a big project but I am trying to take advantage of the heated shop and get as many projects done as I can.

Scott

Ceasar Choppy · Post by **Ceasar Choppy** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:50 pm

Figment... I think you'd be surprised. I'm looking at having a similar sized fuel tank made (although out of plastic) and I would estimate its dimensions at around 10" high x 28" wide x 25" long. Just enough to fit under your entire cockpit area no doubt! :)

bcooke · Post by **bcooke** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:46 pm

Beautiful!

Now I see more holes in the top than I can explain. Fill,supply,return, quantity guage and what are the others?...

Well, Mike won't fit a square ten inch high tank under his cockpit but he could get 29 gallons in there if he really wanted to (and he ripped out his nifty new exhaust system). My tank-under-construction-as-we-speak is similar in capacity but I could never guess it just by looking at it. I still doubt my calculations but if that gorgeous work of art is 29 gallons then I guess I am in the ballpark too.

-Britton

Columbia34 · Post by **Columbia34** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:28 pm

Yeah there is a fill, sending unit, vent, return, and a spot if we or someone eles wanted to add a generator (for noe it will just be pluged). Its a crazy shapped tank but we water tested it and it held 29 gallons.

Scott