---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 11/01/13: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 0. 12:22 AM - PLEASE READ - Matronics Email List Fund Raiser During November! (Matt Dralle) 1. 05:08 AM - Re: Larger, one-piece fuel tank for a Mark-3 (JC Gilpin) 2. 07:49 AM - Re: Re: Larger, one-piece fuel tank for a Mark-3 (chris davis) 3. 01:37 PM - Re: Larger, one-piece fuel tank for a Mark-3 (Kirby, Dennis Civ USAF AFMC AFNWC/ENS) 4. 05:32 PM - Re: Re: Larger, one-piece fuel tank for a Mark-3 (Dennis Rowe) ________________________________ Message 0 _____________________________________ Time: 12:22:07 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Kolb-List: PLEASE READ - Matronics Email List Fund Raiser During November! 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To make your Contribution, please visit the secure web site: http://www.matronics.com/contribution I would like to thank everyone in advance for their generous financial AND moral support over the years! Thank you! Matt Dralle Matronics Email List Administrator RV-4/RV-6/RV-8 Builder/Rebuilder/Pilot ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:08:20 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Larger, one-piece fuel tank for a Mark-3 From: JC Gilpin Gday Dennis, I found a tank from Moeller that fit just perfectly behind the seat in a FireStar ll. They have a really wide range of sizes and shapes. They're made to be permanent below-deck fuel tanks for boats, so are very high quality with very good fittings. I got mine from Amazon, free shipping. http://www.moellermarine.com/oem/fuel_tanks/fuel-tanks/ JG ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:49:41 AM PST US From: chris davis Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Larger, one-piece fuel tank for a Mark-3 JG Those tanks look good how much did the one you bought cost? I could not find any prices. thank you Chris=0A=0A=0AChris Davis=0AKXP 503 492 hrs=0AGl ider Pilot=0ADisabled from crash building Firefly=0A=0A=0A>________________ ________________=0A> From: JC Gilpin =0A>To: "kolb-li st@matronics.com" =0A>Sent: Friday, November 1, 2 013 8:08 AM=0A>Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Larger, one-piece fuel tank for a Ma rk-3=0A> =0A>=0A>=0A>Gday Dennis,=0A>=0A>=0A>I found a tank from Moeller t hat fit just perfectly behind the seat in a FireStar ll.=0A>They have a rea lly wide range of sizes and shapes. -They're made to be permanent below-d eck fuel tanks for boats, so are very high quality with very good fittings. - =0A>I got mine from Amazon, free shipping.=0A>=0A>http://www.moellerma ==================== =0A>=0A> ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 01:37:57 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Larger, one-piece fuel tank for a Mark-3 From: "Kirby, Dennis Civ USAF AFMC AFNWC/ENS" rowedenny@windstream.net wrote: << . just reread your post and see there is cutting involved. I'll have to find out exactly what needs cut before I would commit to that. Dennis "Skid" Rowe >> bob.pipercolt@yahoo.com wrote: << would also be interested in the larger tank from Kolb. Keep me informed if you don't mind. Thanks Bob >> Denny, and Bob - Travis told me that the Mark-III Xtra one-piece fuel tank is an option on that model, but is not retrofittable to the "Classic." Cages are different. The patterns they still have at Kolb are for a tank they used to offer as an option for the original M3 in the days before the Xtra was conceived. It was a $450 option in the late-1990s. I believe they built it into the welded cage, and shipped it to you that way. For this retrofit, on a standard M3 cage, it appears you'll have to cut the three 3/8" tubes that are just behind the seats to get this tank in. Boyd (who has one of these factory tanks in his 1990s era Mark-III) says his is about 16 gallons. The tank would sit on the same framework intended for the plastic jugs to sin on, and would have a "tunnel" hump in the center, as the tank straddles the aileron torque tube. Last week, Travis said they could fab one up for me for about $950, plus shipping. They would make it with all the proper orifice fittings (fuel fill, vent, outlet, etc.), an internal anti-slosh baffle, and with aluminum-angle mounting brackets. If enough Kolb folks want these, maybe they could fabricate a batch of tanks, and be able to sell them a little cheaper. Dennis K. ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 05:32:51 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Larger, one-piece fuel tank for a Mark-3 From: Dennis Rowe Thanks John, Will be crawling all through my bird with a tape measure soon to see which o ne of these I could shoehorn in there. Dennis "Skid" Rowe Mk3, 690L-70, Leechburg, PA > On Nov 1, 2013, at 8:08 AM, JC Gilpin wrote: > > Gday Dennis, > > I found a tank from Moeller that fit just perfectly behind the seat in a Fi reStar ll. > They have a really wide range of sizes and shapes. They're made to be per manent below-deck fuel tanks for boats, so are very high quality with very g ood fittings. > I got mine from Amazon, free shipping. > http://www.moellermarine.com/oem/fuel_tanks/fuel-tanks/ > > JG > > 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3 D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3 D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3 D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3 D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kolb-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Kolb-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/kolb-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kolb-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.