Fuel Tank Update

When I got the tank home I ground all the rust off the outside. There was a pin sized hole in the lowest corner. Thankfully it was very gummed up with rust and gunk and probably leaked very little. Anyways it is good to know I have isolated a potentially disastrous leak. Now on to designing and making a new tank.

Removing the fuel tank

Today with the help of Glenn and George, I pumped out the fuel tank and removed it from the boat. I would say this job was long overdue. It was fairly easy to remove once the fuel was pumped out and filtered.
Maybe about half an hour to get everything disconnected it and another half an hour for three people to heave it out.

I wasn't able to get a good picture of the portion of the bilge where it was sitting. It is a mess of rust sludge and chipped paint. Next trip I will clean things out and start figuring out how to cut out the bulkheads.
It feels good to have this ticking time bomb out of my bilge and start working towards a new tank.

Roller Furler Fixed

Along with Ken and Glenn, I took down the forestay with furler attached and hammered out the kink in the connector. I had bought a new connector but was unable to use it because of the way the stay and furler had been assembled. Anyways we got the old one apart and we were able to hammer it straight and reassemble things. It is a little sticky in that joint but things work.
Now on to deal with various electrical issues.