HELP! Front ballast was cut

[markj]

I'm pretty sure I responded to a similar question but don't see it here. Try the flexseal tape. That stuff seems to stick to everything. It's worth a try and you will know right away. It's available at Menards for like 12 bucks.

Thanks for the tip. My wife picked some up today at Target and I applied it in a test area to see. Seemed to hold pretty well, but I was still able to peel it back if I tried. I'm giving it the overnight test to see how it reacts in the morning when I try to peel it off. It's the best temporary solution thus far. I took a few pics of the situation to the dealer and they'll be submitting it for warranty approval tomorrow.

[markj]

[markj]

[markj]

You can clearly see the evidence of my failed JB weld epoxy weld attempt.

[Bevostein]

Why not just cut that tank out in pieces with a dremel/reciprocating saw and just replace with a bag? I'm surprised they still use hard tanks. I just assumed everything was bags these days.

[markj]

You'd still have to remove the fuel tank just to get to it. After that, the job is half done.

[markj]

Turns out that Felxseal tape is some pretty nasty sticky stuff. Thanks for the tip, Traves. Now, to just be able to get it into that crazy tight place without folding it over on itself and hope it holds water back... Fingers crossed... Should know this weekend if it'll work at least on a temporary basis.

[Shschubert]

I see this post is old but I’m having the same cracked belly tank issue in my 2007 SANTE 210. I was also told the gas tank would need to be removed and it to be replaced with a bag. Before taking the $$ hit, I wanted to attempt a repair since the crack is accessible. Did the Flex seal tape work?

[markj]

I see this post is old but I’m having the same cracked belly tank issue in my 2007 SANTE 210. I was also told the gas tank would need to be removed and it to be replaced with a bag. Before taking the $$ hit, I wanted to attempt a repair since the crack is accessible. Did the Flex seal tape work?

Yes. It did. If mine wasn’t covered under warranty, I probably would have just continued to use the Flex Seal tape since that’s the only stuff that would stay adhered to the tank.

[markj]

I’d like to know what they use to make that stuff stick to everything. It’s like they must use unicorns to make that glue.

[mike.riffle@kdrp.com]

I discovered that I have the same issue with a cracked front ballast tank on my 2015 230 SANTE. Looked up a post as to how to get to it with the removal of the back panel in the front storage compartment.

Really not anyway i can access anything to the tank without removing the fuel cell and brackets to hold the ballast in place. Am I missing something to better access the tank? I can see the drain hoses that come up and out but the hole is small and almost impossible to get to. Really cant see any where where i can access from up top?

Does anyone know what a dealer replacement is going to run me if they have to replace the entire thing with a new tank? Trying to get this warrantied out since i think this has been an issue for a while and only noticed it when my bilge quit working. That's another story. Thanks