[PSUBS-MAILIST] VBT for K-350

[James Frankland]

Bob,
I painted the inside of mine and after welding, poured extra paint in and
sloshed it around.  Not sure how succesful it is.  i did price up making
the tank from stainless.  It was possible, but too expensive for me.  Last
time i came out of the water i poked a thin flexible tube down the inlet
and sucked the dregs out with a fuel bulb.  Again not sure how succesful
that is.
There was also a discussion a while ago about making the tank from one of
those fibreglass gas cylinders.  Cant remember the verdict on that.
Someone also suggested filling the tank with argon while in storage.
Ive decided to just consider the tank disposable and when its rusty, i'll
replace it.
More importantly i think is the mounting system.  As per the plans is a
real pain.  I would suggest just simple flat brackets welded to the battery
pods with corresponding flat brackets welded to the tank.  Then the tank
will simply lift on and off.  Put slotted holes on one set of tabs and then
you can slide the tank back and forth to get the vent pipework on and off.
With the standard arrangement, the tank is awkward to get into place and
almost impossible to get the pipework on if you've put the through hull
pipe nipple as per the plans.
Kind Regards
James

On 17 December 2013 10:31, Daniel Lance Lance <lanceind at gmail.com> wrote:

> Bob,
> That's a very good observation on your part. Your vbt won't live long with
> an inch of residual salt or freshwater left in it . A drain plug is a
> necessary revision to the Kittredge design. I would recommend welding in a
> stainless steel bushing and screwing in a pipe plug.
> Dan Lance
>  On Dec 17, 2013 1:11 AM, "Bob Travis" <bobtravis at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm about ready to assemble my VBT and have noticed that there will be
>> about an inch of water left inside after it has been fully blown.  I looked
>> through the archives and can't find any discussion about water remaining in
>> the tank. Is this a bad thing?  All the photos of all the other K-350's
>> that I've looked at don't have any way of draining the last bit of water
>> out of the tank. Can anyone give me some advise here?  I don't like the
>> idea of water remaining in it long term.
>>
>> Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Bob
>> Sent from my iPhone
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