type of fuel tank

Dear ALL,

I have a fishing vessel of 16 mt in lenght, I must install on board two fuel tanks. Must These tanks be made of steel or reinforced plastic ? Are there appropriate rules?
I am an italian student.....

many thanks
best regards

 

Tanks can be made of steel, plastic, aluminum, or fiberglass. Which tank you use is dependent on fuel and what your class rules/government regulations require. Most of the time they are made from the same material as boat. Thus a steel boat would have steel tanks, a fiberglass boat fiberglass ones. You can make tanks into bottom of boat for cost savings and greater safety, but then again this may all be govern by what agency you are trying to get your boat approved by. A fishing vessel may be considered a commercial vessel.

 

Check with RINA http://www.rina.org/it/index.aspx

 

What ever you do a fuel tank is not a "box of fuel".

For best results research the Sparkman and Stephens style fuel fill setup.

http://www.sparkmanstephens.com/yachtdesign/design_typeplans/typeplans_M3.php

With this any water can be removed directly from the tank a fantastic advantage over a box of fuel.

FF

 

How big does the tanks have to be ? If they are large you will want slosh partitians in them.

 

I beg to differ. More fiberglass boats have metal tanks.