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Any one know a reliable stainless steel fabricator in north ayrshire coast area who might repair my fuel tank.
Tank is out of the boat and in Largs. I can deliver .It has suffered local pit corrosion where it sat on a wet bearer.
Tank is 40gallon 2mm grade 316 s/s. Only a strip 450mm by 60mm is affected.
A friend said there was a good s/s fabricator in Irvine but could not remember where.

Anyone had first hand experience of stainless repairs????

royrev

I think this could be the place:

A G B
2 Mackintosh Place
South Newmoor Industrial Estate
Irvine
KA11 4JT
Ayrshire
Tel: 01294 213555

I've heard that epoxy putty is extensively used in the agricultural industry to fix fuel tank leaks.

I'd take it to West Of Scotland Engineering in Glasgow.

Guys... I thought of epxoy putty,, but it is right under the tanks,,,although I can do it now when the tanks is out ,, I'll never see it again when the tanks back in . But I am tempted as new tanks are costly.
But I wanted to explore weld first....

The irvine adress is worth a try thanks... My friend said "it was in an industrial estate",, so that bits is right so far..
will keep you posted.

Its a lesson though,, make sure your tank in not sitting on a bearer in water.. Stainless is only stainless if oxygen can get to it..

cheers
rjgrev

I assume this means you are also having to do a job on the offending bearer?

I note there is a nasty review of West of Scotland in Glasgow,, so am going to try Irvine.... The guy there sounds good.

The sole of my boat although deep keeled has a silly low spot in the sole which never fully drains to the sump. You can only really see it with the tank out. The bearer, sat in that well; wet

I will fill up the well. and the geometry allows me to slightly raise the tank also. That way the area should stay dry.
Hopefully
rjgrev

Your boat will be at home on this forum. There are a number of contributors whose souls have low spots:-
Webcraft, Jimi, Parahandy, Sahona, Silkie, Ubergroper ... the list is practically endless.

Donald Cameron at Argyle Metal Services Ltd
Tel.01389 764140

Category: Stainless Steel Welding Fabrications in Dumbarton
32 Lime Rd, Broadmeadow Industrial Estate, Dumbarton, G82 2RP

He only does stainless.

Regards
Donald

claymore wrote:Your boat will be at home on this forum. There are a number of contributors whose souls have low spots:-
Webcraft, Jimi, Parahandy, Sahona, Silkie, Ubergroper ... the list is practically endless.

Ubergroper? Who he? Can't be me - I had to sell my soul to buy the bloody boat.

Term of Endearment

[quote="ubergeekian]...- I had to sell my soul to buy the bloody boat.[/quote]

+1. Mine was filleted years ago.

Not stopped you chipping in though.....

Yew waantin' battered?

Oh yes peas