<div dir="ltr">Hi Brian<div>No, ive never had a leak.  It seems to work really well.  I did add sikaflex to the outside of the seal mind.  ie on the OD of the hull against where it meets the tank.  So perhaps any tiny leaks are stopped by that?  I honestly dont know.</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 9 Apr 2019 at 16:10, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font size="2">Ever get any leaks in that area?</font><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">Brian</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font><br><span style="font-size:10pt">--- <a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a> wrote:</span><br><br><span style="font-size:10pt">From: James Frankland via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span><br><span style="font-size:10pt">To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span><br><span style="font-size:10pt">Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] k350 question</span><br><span style="font-size:10pt">Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2019 11:52:32 +0100</span><br><br><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:10pt">I poked an O ring into the groove and shoved it in hard.  Probably about a 6mm O ring.  The idea was that i could get the tanks off easier without the silicone mess.  The O ring works fine, but i havent taken the tanks off, and have no intention of, so probably silicone is just fine.</div><br><div style="font-size:10pt"><div dir="ltr">On Fri, 5 Apr 2019 at 02:52, Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">You just put down a bead of silicone sealant before tightening them onto the hull with a strap. Like all of Kittredge's solutions, it's straight forward and works perfectly. <div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Alec</div></div><br><div><div dir="ltr">On Thu, Apr 4, 2019 at 9:36 PM Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font size="2">Hi All,   On the K boats ,  how do those front and back ballast hoods seal to against the hull?   - just curious.</font><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">Brian</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div></div>
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