Dave here is my 2cents on these pressure tanks. I have a bunch of them around here and I like them! I take special care with them. I keep them inside I keep them out of the dirt. When you get the black filler housing off you can get in the tank with a vacuum. I use a piece of 3/4″ conduit pipe maybe a foot long and tape it to the vac hose. That gets the dirt and loose stuff out quickly. I use enamel paint and put it on with a roller after sanding. Look the bottom of the tank over good. Any creases or big dents might cause a leak. I fixed two tanks so far and when I put pressure in them they leaked from cracks in the bottom!
Remember to unhook the fuel line when hauling your boat down the road. The shaking will make a bigger pressure than the needle valve in the carb can hold and there will be gas splashed all over. Hot sun will do the same thing. Don’t ask why I know this!
JMHO dale
