Fuel tank leak

[benjenbav]

There was a young man from St Raphael,
Whose bilges were quite full up with diese-el,
10 euros a pop,
Might just make it stop,
But €100 per poster’s just crimin-e-el.

 

[Bouba]

There was a young man from St Raphael,
Whose bilges were quite full up with diese-el,
10 euros a pop,
Might just make it stop,
But €100 per poster’s just crimin-e-el.

and an additional €10 per post…you have been warned

 

[Clancy Moped]

I foretell another tale of woe starting with finding someone prepared to put up with Bouba and prepared to do the job ending with HOW MUCH!!!!

écureuil?

 

[Fr J Hackett]

écureuil?

Squirrel?

 

[Clancy Moped]

Squirrel?

Which is French slang for?

 

[Fr J Hackett]

Which is French slang for?

Don't know a new one on me.

 

[Clancy Moped]

Don't know a new one on me.

il pourrait éplucher une orange dans sa poche, ou son cul serré.

 

[Bouba]

Don't know a new one on me.

If Clancy Moped carries on like this he is also going to have his fine doubled…

 

[Fr J Hackett]

il pourrait éplucher une orange dans sa poche, ou son cul serré.

That I know but not in relation to squirrels and I don't think Bouba has a bushy tail, ? But it does seem appropriate?

 

[Bouba]

That I know but not in relation to squirrels and I don't think Bouba has a bushy tail, ? But it does seem appropriate?

French colloquialisms butter no parsnips

 

[Fr J Hackett]

French colloquialisms butter no parsnips

How about tight as a ducks arse and that's water tight.

 

[Aardee]

How about tight as a ducks arse and that's water tight.

More holes than a Beneteau fuel tank?

 

[Bouba]

Just for everyone’s information (and not because I like you) we are visiting Beneteau on Friday to begin arranging things

 

[Portofino]

Just for everyone’s information (and not because I like you) we are visiting Beneteau on Friday to begin arranging things

A refund ? Buy back scheme?

Can‘t complain about customer service.

 

[Seastoke]

Bouba you boat could be the answer to the fuel shortage.

 

[stelican]

Just for everyone’s information (and not because I like you) we are visiting Beneteau on Friday to begin arranging things

Fingers crossed they can deal with it promptly. Have you got a new tank in the pipeline.

 

[Bouba]

Fingers crossed they can deal with it promptly. Have you got a new tank in the pipeline.

No new tank in the pipeline...a good welder should be able to repair the tank...I hope. Also I have heard so many pros and cons about stainless and plastic that I really don’t know which way to go

 

[markc]

No new tank in the pipeline...a good welder should be able to repair the tank...I hope. Also I have heard so many pros and cons about stainless and plastic that I really don’t know which way to go

I had a weld give up on an aluminium fuel tank in a Fairline that I owned 20 odd years ago. It was easy to weld up once the tank came out, which needed some big time dismantling of the interior of the boat. However, it all went back fine, and TBH the thought was worse than the actuality - I just kept away until it was done

 

[Bandit]

A word of caution, you cant easily gas free a diesel fuel tank so that its safe to re weld, my company would not do it. Secondly diesel is an oil so its extremely difficult to clean the metal before welding so impurities give you a poor weld. Thirdly my money is on corrosion from fuel bug at the bottom of a tank and its difficult to reweld corroded aluminium. I would go for a new tank or tanks.

 

[petem]

A word of caution, you cant easily gas free a diesel fuel tank so that its safe to re weld, my company would not do it. Secondly diesel is an oil so its extremely difficult to clean the metal before welding so impurities give you a poor weld. Thirdly my money is on corrosion from fuel bug at the bottom of a tank and its difficult to reweld corroded aluminium. I would go for a new tank or tanks.

It's nothing that Googler's previous owner couldn't bodge with a bit of fibreglass!