[Rhodes22-list] Gas tank retaining strip attached to the cockpit sole?

[Michael McKay]

Thanks Dave.  One question, aren’t  your tank and outboard on the port side of the boat?

Michael McKay
(630) 209-2054 (m)

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> On Jan 2, 2022, at 9:24 AM, David Bradley <dwbrad at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Mike. On my boat there is a GBI-installed strip of Starboard on the cockpit sole under the starboard seat that creates a ridge that matches a groove in the gas tank. There is a line and pin that sits in the groove on the top side of the tank and attaches to the Starboard on each end. I’ve never had a problem with the tank moving.
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> Dave Bradley
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>> On Dec 31, 2021, at 6:16 PM, <mm.bizlist1 at gmail.com> <mm.bizlist1 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Happy New Year fellow Rhodies!
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>> I have found that my gas tank has a tendency to slide out from under the
>> seat when I'm heeling hard to starboard.  I want to install a retaining
>> strip on the cockpit sole to prevent that.  
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>> I am aware of the more sophisticated solutions that have been documented
>> previously in the forum for installing a metal retaining rod under the
>> seats--I had actually planned on doing that.  However, I subsequently found
>> that the 30qt Weathertight Totes from the Container Store (Item # 10050818)
>> don't slip out even when at maximum heal.  So I'd rather just install a
>> simple retaining strip for the gas tank.
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>> My plan is to first drill larger holes than needed, fill those with
>> thickened epoxy, and then drill through the epoxy to attaching the retaining
>> strip.  Does this sound reasonable?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> 
>> Mike McKay
>> s/v Liber (2006/2018)
>> Allatoona Lake
>> Acworth, GA
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