RCAnderson
Seaman
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- Oct 5, 2011
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Due to a previous owner's lack of attention to boat storage procedures, the tank in my old boat is rusting from the inside out. I am going to fabricate a new tank from stainless steel. It is a 100 gallon rectangular tank with a 'V' shaped bottom. There is an access hatch to remove the tank, but the hatch will not come off until I remove the seats and the galley\storage lockers. What I am wondering is if there is a generally accepted practice of placing the baffles in the tank in any particular layout. I was originally thinking 2 baffles running fore and aft, basically dividing the tank into 3 equal sections lengthwise, and then staggering the crossways baffles, creating a bit of an odd tic-tac-toe pattern. Then I thought maybe I should run the baffles diagonally from corner to corner, but that might not be enough to keep the fuel sloshing to a minimum.
Any thoughts ?
Any thoughts ?