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

[Michael McKay]

Thanks Scott. I’m going to try to replicate that. Any chance you or Dave could send me a picture?

Michael McKay
(630) 209-2054 (m)

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> On Jan 2, 2022, at 4:22 PM, Scott Andrews via Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> Mine is the same as David’s and has worked great.
> Scott 
> 
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>> On Jan 2, 2022, at 12:38 PM, David Bradley <dwbrad at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> You know what, yes, they are. So focused on not confusing Starboard the material with starboard the side that I neglected not to write starboard. Not my last mistake of 2022.
>> 
>> Dave
>> 
>>>> On Jan 2, 2022, at 10:55 AM, Michael McKay <mm.bizlist1 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Thanks Dave.  One question, aren’t  your tank and outboard on the port side of the boat?
>>> 
>>> Michael McKay
>>> (630) 209-2054 (m)
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>>> On Jan 2, 2022, at 9:24 AM, David Bradley <dwbrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 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.
>>>> 
>>>> Dave Bradley
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Dec 31, 2021, at 6:16 PM, <mm.bizlist1 at gmail.com> <mm.bizlist1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Happy New Year fellow Rhodies!
>>>>> 
>>>>> 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.  
>>>>> 
>>>>> 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.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 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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