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

[David Bradley]

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
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>>> 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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