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Old 03-15-2009
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cleaning aluminum tank additional question

My 1993 boat has aluminum water tanks. There is so much aluminum oxide debris in the water that it clogs a screen before it gets to a water filter I would like to use. One owner says he just flushes the tank burning out one water pump per season. The tank has multiple baffles making only a small area accessible to scrub through an access port. I'm hoping there is a better way than burning out my pump! I guess I will be doing a lot of siphoning before I launch this year!
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