<div dir="ltr">Good topic.<div>Presently no shelf under the cockpit on my boat either, everything just migrates to the bottom, gets wet and disorderly. Really disorderly.</div><div>There is a thing called tabbing. I thought of tabbing in wooden blocks to the hull and building off the blocks with wood for a shelf. Need to be able to bail out next the bulkhead. (mine is rotten, another project)</div><div><br></div><div>Shape the blocks as close as possible to curvature of the hull. Glass in with fiberglass and resin. Don't breath. Or perhaps use a good marine adhesive, after prepping the haul. (mine has paint on it) I have Hull #27. Bulkhead and all support under the mast was rotted. Used 3 3/4 exterior plywood sandwiched together. One of the pieces cut to match the hull (it's curved and that was an adventure), the others match what was left after removing rotted wood.</div><div><br></div><div>There is a book called This Old Boat, I like it, very helpful. The author suggests getting and keeping the boat in the water so you don't get discouraged; I followed that advice and had tools and materials on the boat for two years. Every time I went to the boat the wind blew. Didn't get much work done.</div><div><br></div><div>This year is different, boat is next to driveway and I'm making progress. (But I'm experiencing anxiety.)</div><div><br></div><div>John, Hurry, air is not something to be wasted. We, as a fleet need to share more information (just an opinion); I'm a landlocked Tuna at Lake Almanor, CA; at least 5 hours from a body of salt water (my preference). And on another note, I believe fresh water is more damaging to wood than salt water, so beware.</div><div>Best Regards,</div><div>j</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 7:29 AM, John Kehoe <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:johnkehoe@ameritech.net" target="_blank">johnkehoe@ameritech.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Hello Ron & Mike,<div><br></div><div>I crawled into the cockpit lockers and noticed two eye hooks, about 16” apart, low in the cabin bulkhead with an old bungee chord attached, which looked to, possibly, be where the former owner stored the gas tank. I’m thinking maybe build a frame for the tank to sit on, to keep it up from any accumulated water, strap it down and add a couple of feet of gas hose. It seems like an easy fix, I would appreciate your valuable input.</div><div><br></div><div>I like the battery ideas.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks A Million,</div><div><br></div><div>John</div><div><span> <br><div>
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<br></span><div><div class="m_-1770619082018732870m_7691725691366894733h5"><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Jul 19, 2017, at 5:29 PM, michaelkennedy05 <<a href="mailto:michaelkennedy05@yahoo.com" target="_blank">michaelkennedy05@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="m_-1770619082018732870m_7691725691366894733m_-6477692484045723466Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div>Hi John<div>Shelf for gas tank is a good idea. Mine is mounted to the side of the cockpit with support to the hull below</div><div><br></div><div>Battery goes down below-just in front of the main bulkhead. You really dont want it in the same compartment as the gas. Blammo. </div><div>Mike</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: John Kehoe <<a href="mailto:johnkehoe@ameritech.net" target="_blank">johnkehoe@ameritech.net</a>> </div><div>Date: 7/19/17 8:05 AM (GMT-08:00) </div><div>To: <a href="mailto:tuna@myfleet.org" target="_blank">tuna@myfleet.org</a> </div><div>Subject: [Santana 22] Gas and battery placement </div><div><br></div></div>Hello,<div><br></div><div>I’m a novice sailer in Sault Sainte Marie, MI, at the outlet of Lake Superior, on the Saint Mary’s River. with a Santana 22. I would like to mount a shelf, to accommodate a 6gal. gas tank and battery/batteries from the stern, port to starboard sides. Does anybody out there have an opinion as to wether mounting the shelf to the hull is a good idea. I’m looking for the most efficient way to stabilize and level gas tank and battery/ies without effecting boat design.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>John</div><div><br></div><div><div>
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