Fuel Bladders

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G'day

Has anyone had experiance with small fuel bladders (~ 25L)

Looking at doing some serious long haul island hopping in the whitsundays later this year and possibly out to hardy reef if the weather permits.

I already have 50L on board but another rigid tank is out of the question, hence the call for the bladder.

Dave

[GBC]

Any bladders I've seen are diesel only.

Flexitank, and there's a mob at Yatala - can't remember their name off hand tho.

[Spaniard_King]

dave, give turtlepac a call.. there down currumbin way... hold onto ya hat tho.... ya will really want to have that extra 25l

Turtle-PacTurtle-Pac
Place page
10 Hayter Street
Currumbin QLD 4223
(07) 5598 1959

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G'day

I called them just before I put this post up and honestly, it would be cheaper to organize a fuel drop from the RAAF!

They do look like a good product tho!

Dave

[Luc]

I think the lifesaver rubber duckies use bladder tanks, might be worth finding who the supplier is.

Luc

[Chimo]

Dave

What about doing the sail method and carry a number of plastic jerry cans strapped to the bow rail. Top off the tank as soon as you have room and then just carry them empty on the rails.

Cheers
Chimo

[Deelirious]

Ive used a couple in the 150l range supplied by Liquid containment - company website by the same name and I know another guy has one from the same company about the same size. Experience has been good and bad with the tanks but the service has been always good in terms - the first bladder I got leaked through a failed weld. The guy refunded me my money for that tank and I bought another tank off him - brand new and have had no troubles with it at all, in fact I love it.

No breather to worry about, simple to use and stow when empty. It gives me options - put 100l in it and still put the floor piece down over it or put in 150l and leave the floor piece off until ive used 50l on the run out and ditch it altogether under the gunwhale if you like when empty.

Yes the first one leaked - not so good and made a mess in the boat (dissolved the contact cement holding the carpet down) but you get that with any tank that leaks (including the Jerry can that falls over and leaks from the dodgy filler or breather cap). It fits and makes max use of the awkward shaped compartment that I've got for it to go into and it provides me a refuelling option inside my boat compared with the transom gunwhale filler that sits close to the water in my Victory.

I know he makes smaller ones and I also have a 25l jerry can off him that is collapsible but I'm not sure if he makes these himself or has them made in OS somewhere. I also think he makes those ones the lifesavers use and he is located near Yatala pies so he might be the same one that the previous post refers too.

The guys name is Paul and if you want more details about my bags let me know or google his website he has heaps more information on there.
Ed

[fishing111]

I've looked at the Turtle-Pac and like SK say's, arm and leg teritory, although they seem to make a very good product if all there claims ar true. Although i wondered how you'd go filling them up at the service station as in if they would make you lift them out of the boat? All right for a smaller unit 25lit, but for 80-200 litre forget it. I also wonder how those bladders would go with ethanol, when we are forced to buy a 10% blend?

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Dave

What about doing the sail method and carry a number of plastic jerry cans strapped to the bow rail. Top off the tank as soon as you have room and then just carry them empty on the rails.

Cheers
Chimo

G'day

I'd look like a nomad then.. Lol seriously though, no bow rails on a thundercat

But I could put the wake tower on and rig something up there... good idea!

Dave

[Noelm]

I can find out where my local surf club gets theirs if you like, my mate looks after their motors and stuff and he will know, he has never mentioned that they are really expensive!

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G'day

Ed, The liquid containment guys look like the way to go should I take that path, reasonable prices and a good product by the looks.

Paul, from the small amount of research I've done, the ethanol doesn't seem to be a problem.

Noel, that would be much appreciated.

Dave

[Noelm]

better call the RAAF and organise the fuel drop off! I just called my mate and he said there is two they use, a French one (he thinks brand is nautilas) and an Aussie one, the Aussie one is cheaper, and a triangle shape, but they split quite easily, especially if you lift them full, the carry handle is on the pointy and, they are about $400ish, the Frecnch one is square and has mulitple carry handles, they cost over $700, and that is surf club special price, he said those prices are old now as they have not got any new ones since they went to the square French ones a couple of years ago!

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G'day

http://www.liquidcontainment.com.au/...=LC25%20Pillow

This here looks like a good compromise, it will be used for the extra fuel and be the tank that's used first, and I think a pretty good price considering the other quotes!

[Chimo]

Hey Dave

Check this out for your trip planning around the area. This is the mob we sailed with some time ago.
http://www.charteryachtsaustralia.co...ing-Guide.php#

Cheers
Chimo

[Horse]

Dave, they look great but pretty exxy. What about a couple of Jerry cans and drop them off on one of the islands and pick them up on the way back. If going the collapsible option I would grab a few of the 20L collapsible jerry cans they sell for $110 each