I have a fuel tank leak in my 2006 33CC Hydra-Sport. This is the second time!!!!! In a different tank!!!! The last time cost a fortune to fix.
HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM?
The last time this happened, I contacted the USCG and had their inspection team come to see my boat prior to the deck being opened. Now that this has occurred a second time, I will be contacting them again, but this time once we crack the deck to see why the methods used to build my Hydra Sports 33 with the Florida Marine Tanks has resulted in two different fuel leaks in different tanks.
We have not cut open the deck yet but we have already uncovered additional cracks in brackets on the other tanks by reaching in with a camera and taking photos. We have learned about at least two othe Hydra-sport 33?s from that time period with fuel leaks.
To be perfectly clear, we know Mastercraft now owns Hydra Sports, not Genmar and MasterCraft has told me they do not cover any boats manufactured by Genmar and prior to acquiring the brand. However, what I do not know is if they are manufacturing this model(s) in the same facility Genmar used, with the same people, in the same manner and with the same tank/fastening/securing method. If you are, you have a problem.
The tanks from Florida Marine Tanks installed in at the very least, my model year of 2006, are improperly mounted with hazardous and potentially fatal welding practices on the brackets. In addition, all the bolts came undone (I have photos of everything when we cracked the deck) and there was only two thin/narrow strips of padding under the tanks.
The way the fuel tanks were manufactured with the brackets and then installed in mine and many other boats like mine create a life threatening environment for the owners, crews and anyone nearby were they to explode from a bilge pump spark.
Which brings me to my point. I intend to have the USCG inspect this boat and the methods used and prove this facts to them. I will also be requesting as a concerned Hydra Sports owner from around the 2006 model year that they inspect both your manufacturing facilities and Florida Marine Tanks as well as open a complete investigation into the issue.
We will also be requesting MasterCraft alert any and all Hydra Sports owners who purchased a model manufactured similar to mine to have their tanks inspected
When I was 17 years old working at a dock in Brielle, NJ, I watched an entire family die from a bilge/fuel explosion. The memory that is upon my mind is what propels me forward.
HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM?
The last time this happened, I contacted the USCG and had their inspection team come to see my boat prior to the deck being opened. Now that this has occurred a second time, I will be contacting them again, but this time once we crack the deck to see why the methods used to build my Hydra Sports 33 with the Florida Marine Tanks has resulted in two different fuel leaks in different tanks.
We have not cut open the deck yet but we have already uncovered additional cracks in brackets on the other tanks by reaching in with a camera and taking photos. We have learned about at least two othe Hydra-sport 33?s from that time period with fuel leaks.
To be perfectly clear, we know Mastercraft now owns Hydra Sports, not Genmar and MasterCraft has told me they do not cover any boats manufactured by Genmar and prior to acquiring the brand. However, what I do not know is if they are manufacturing this model(s) in the same facility Genmar used, with the same people, in the same manner and with the same tank/fastening/securing method. If you are, you have a problem.
The tanks from Florida Marine Tanks installed in at the very least, my model year of 2006, are improperly mounted with hazardous and potentially fatal welding practices on the brackets. In addition, all the bolts came undone (I have photos of everything when we cracked the deck) and there was only two thin/narrow strips of padding under the tanks.
The way the fuel tanks were manufactured with the brackets and then installed in mine and many other boats like mine create a life threatening environment for the owners, crews and anyone nearby were they to explode from a bilge pump spark.
Which brings me to my point. I intend to have the USCG inspect this boat and the methods used and prove this facts to them. I will also be requesting as a concerned Hydra Sports owner from around the 2006 model year that they inspect both your manufacturing facilities and Florida Marine Tanks as well as open a complete investigation into the issue.
We will also be requesting MasterCraft alert any and all Hydra Sports owners who purchased a model manufactured similar to mine to have their tanks inspected
When I was 17 years old working at a dock in Brielle, NJ, I watched an entire family die from a bilge/fuel explosion. The memory that is upon my mind is what propels me forward.
