Brian thanks
William Daniell
LONGPORT
+1 786 878 0246
On Thu, Sep 15, 2022 at 6:20 PM Brian Phillips <barp99@gmail.com> wrote:
> I just weighed my bare tank, 6.390 Kg or 14.07 pounds.
>
> Don't feel bad, I am still waiting on a Europa order I placed over a year
> ago, nothing fast happens there.
>
> Cheers,
> Brian Phillips
> Oz.
>
> On 16/09/2022 7:51 am, Pete Zut wrote:
>
> I will measure my tank's weight this monday.... if you haven't received
> the number by then.
>
> cheers,
> PeteZ
>
> On Thu, Sep 15, 2022 at 5:48 PM William Daniell <
> wdaniell.longport@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Light at the end of the tunnel.
>>
>> This is not for the faint of heart. That said it was made
>> considerably worse by doing it in Florida summer, on a full day's work I
>> lost about 5 lbs.
>>
>> 1. I originally planned to make front and back and then the
>> base/sides and glue it all together. This is impossible.
>> 2. I then did what I should have done in the first place and made a
>> plug of XPS. Sounds easy when said like that but oh boy. Getting the
>> plug
>> out was a nightmare despite (supposed) release tape. lesson learned:
>> make
>> the plug hollow. Front and back and then build the sides so that you can
>> break out the plug without effort.
>> 3. I used EZ Poxy and Rutan cloth.
>> 4. I glassed the inside with three layers. It is quite heavy, I
>> am guessing maybe 50% more than the original, (can anyone send me the
>> weight of a plastic tank ?) but very solid. However I guess it will crack
>> in the case of a crash.
>> 5. This tank holds 15 gals. 5 gals up to the top of the "hump", 5
>> gals up to the bottom of the shelf and 5 gals in the shelf. I could have
>> made it a bit bigger but it fist in the door sills.
>> 6. I have decided to go with the original outlet fittings so that I
>> can inspect the finger strainers as part of the annual. I have heard of
>> fiberglass tanks shedding. The fiberglass outlets for the fittings will
be
>> floxed/glassed in place. I will use the original 1" hose arrangement to
>> hold the aluminium outlets in place.
>> 7. Filler is next.
>> 8. I am putting an inspection hatch in the top.
>>
>> I asked Europa for a quote the day after I discovered the leak. I am
>> still waiting for the quote, let alone the delivery time.
>>
>> Thanks to Chuck Reinas in CA.
>>
>> Will
>>
>> William Daniell
>> LONGPORT
>> +1 786 878 0246
>>
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