FUEL TANK REFINISHING

Fuel tanks need refinishing from time to time (more so in salt water areas) not only for appearance but as a matter of protection for a rather costly component of the Outboard assembly.

A sorry looking fuel tank is in reality a sorry tank and a hazard since it's apt to spring a leak without warning and frequently at a most inopportune time to leave the boater high and dry (of fuel).

Ordinarily, the refinishing of a fuel tank is a somewhat awkward task and one that perhaps you'd just as soon forego. But, with a turntable pedestal like the one shown here and developed by the fellows at Blind Pass Marine, St. Petersburg, Florida, for the purpose, the job is greatly simplified and done in less time for a profit.

It's not too difficult to build. All that's required is a base and top of suitable size, two short pieces of gas pipe (one fitting inside of the other), a flange threaded to each end of the gas pipe and attached one to the base and the other to the top.

A sure time saver.