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Originally Posted by Cruisingdad
You will need to come up with a way to fill it. The easiest and cheapest way is for a diesel transfer pump from the main tank. In essense, you flip the switch and it pumps it one way or the others (in this example, from the main tank and fills the bladder). Once filled, you turn it off and continue filling the main tank. When you want to refil the maintank (because you ran out of diesel), again, flip the swtich and reverse the process.
The issue here is that you are reliant on a pump to provide the diesel and it would not be as good of a system as plumbing it directly with valves like you might a second tank. The best solution is to plumb it just like a second tank, of course, with its own deck access, etc.
Whatever you do, remember that (depending on the size of the tank) you will add a lot of weight. I would search for a spot (hopefully under the floorboards) that will be centerline and well below the waterline.
Make sense??
- CD
Edit: You can use a series of valves to direct the to and from source and destination with a single pump.
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Ran accross this on the internet:
Q Can I mount my Petro-Flex below deck?
A Coast Guard regulations do not permit in-hull locations. ATL recommends securely lashing the full bladder above deck for better gravity fuel transfer, safer venting and ease of clean-up should any fuel be spilled during filling.
you can read the bad news at atlinc.com/faqs_rangeextender.html
(since it seems I cannot add a direct link, just add an http to atlinc.com.)
This might become an issue with a below deck installation. It's always something!
