Tank
has to come out, it
leaks, it's old, PO had a bladder in there, total replacement is on the agenda. The
boat is in total
refit so it doesn't make sense to try and leave it in there as it's also in the way of the other work that needs to be completed.
Yes the abrasive blades are very sparky, in the dry hot
weather in a construction zone with lots of oily dirt dust, etc it was a fire hazard. Not so much now - wet and damp. I have made some progress on it just not alot so there are edges to start from with a nibbler if I can track down a heavy duty one. Most of the rental places just have the rinky-dinky ones for 14-16 gauge
steel or lighter sheet metal duty.
Never used a plasma cutter before so probably won't entertain that unless I am sure I won't be putting holes in the
hull somewhere. Ultimately the bottom of the tank has to be cut into pieces which will be inches or less from the hull, there is very little clearance available. Pieces of the tank could be placed in the path of the cutter though to minimize that risk though.
Since I have the grinder and discs going to give that a shot first and see if I can at least make some progress.