Setting up for the second tank is getting easier now that the first one is complete. This time I glued rubber supports to the hull of the boat that will be at the back side of the second tank. This is to hold the tank in place side-to-side and to hold the tank off of the blocks of wood that cover the exhaust screws. These screws are potentially what caused the failure of the first tank by letting in water that rusted out the bottom of the first tank.
Graham came over to help wrestle the second tank into place. It always helps to have two people on the come-alongs when lowering the tank from the salon into the engine room. Then there is the matter of dragging the tank around to get it into place. A lot of cardboard helps make the job of dragging the tank a lot easier and helps protect the new paint. It takes a couple of hours to move the tank from the cockpit across the salon, down the hatches and then around the engine room into place. But at least there is room for this operation with about ½ inch clearance everywhere.
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