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 Thanks for the encouragement Vance. It's especially appreciated coming from 
you. I didn't get the drift on the ''inverted stand pipe''. Are you saying to 
put the pipe on the open hole at the bottom of the tank, projecting into the 
tank 6 inches, or hanging down from the bottom of the tank? I was planning on 
just a round hole at the low point, with a shaped cover that would prevent water 
from being forced into the tank when motoring on the surface. The shape of the 
tanks will be fairly easy to do in stainless sheet, and will fit closely to the 
FRP body, which will have plenty of room/gaps for the water to escape when 
blowing the tanks. It's the FRP body that has slowed me down. It's more of a 
''sculpture'' than a fabrication at this point.  
Do you live in Florida? I'd like to visit Daytona this year, and thought 
maybe I could drive down and take you out for lunch. Frank 
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