You really have to remove the tank to scrub the sludge off the insides unless there is a large inspection hatch on the tank top. Emptying it will not eliminate future problems.
1 2010-10-17 11:04:49
Re: How do you clean the diesel-fuel tank? Help! (17 replies, posted in Repairs/Modifications/Upgrades)
2 2010-10-17 11:02:50
Re: Yanmar Diesel for a Contessa (4 replies, posted in Repairs/Modifications/Upgrades)
3 2010-09-30 07:04:11
Re: solar panel for bilge pump (7 replies, posted in Repairs/Modifications/Upgrades)
It makes sense to use a small solar panel to keep the batteries topped up if not on shorepower for charging. The bilge pump should be wired to the batteries in the normal manner.
4 2010-09-14 11:14:58
Re: through hull for sewage outlet (8 replies, posted in Repairs/Modifications/Upgrades)
5 2010-09-14 11:07:10
Re: install VHF antenna, anyone done it, questions about my mast (4 replies, posted in Repairs/Modifications/Upgrades)
You shouldn't have to remove the caps to install the antenna. After drilling a hole for the wire either in the top cap or the mast side below the cap (I have seen both methods) use a messenger line with a nut that fits the hole tied to it and feed it through the hole. If not tie a small line to something already in the mast, a halyard or wire and use it to pull the messenger up. Add the wire to this and pull both back down. The last time I did this the boat was afloat with the mast up and it went well working from a bosuns chair.