Next Tanks Go In

The port aft tank went in a lot easier than the port forward tank. When cutting the old fuel line off the port deck fill I found evidence of water getting below decks via the fill plate. It'll have to be re-bedded. Getting the fuel tank vent line to run continuously upwards is proving to be difficult. The problem is that the line pierces the deck a long way from the tanks. It then tries to run just under and parallel to the deck until it gets to the tanks. The problem is that the vent line bobs up and down as it spans the rafters. Any fuel finding its way into one of the low spots will get trapped.



Tank 2, the port aft, getting ready to go in.



Tank 2, the port aft, just begining to be slid under all the hoses and wires before it goes under the settee.



The only way to remove the 24 year old fuel line from the fitting is to cut it off. A Dremel tool works wonders.