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I removed the sole today and everything went well. The teak is intact. Now my plan is to manually saw the top off the fiberglass tank and take measurements and have a stainless steel tank made to fit in the old glassfiber tank. Does anyone have any experience from a similar job?

Again many thanks.

Thanks alot. I better get started to remove the side planks of the teak in order to access the screws that holds the sole. If I manage to remove all these then I hope I can lift off the sole with the rest of the teak still in place. Yannis, do you have any idea of the weight of the GRP sole?

Many thanks for your replies. I have a picture but it doesn't seem that this forum allow me to upload it. The cockpit floor is is fully covered with thick teak planks. I can see the bungs. I'm not sure how to remove the bungs without chipping the teak. Any tips on that? Then I wonder. If I get the s...

My fuel tank is leaking. I have checked all hoses and other connections but they are dry. The petrol pump on the engines are also dry. The problem started when I filled up to full tank. Half of the tank disappeared in three days and was pumped out by my automatic pump. The leak continued till I was ...