We had specific lockers for gas and other inflamables.  These were above deck or built into the stern, where there were good drains over board and some venting out of the top.  We normally carried about 30 gallons of gasoline in 5 gallons containers.  There were no sources of ignition ever near these lockers.

I have avoided the usual lash the containers to the deck--as Ron says, the sun really ravages the containers, there is more expansion and danger of spills on deck.  I suspect ideally an aluminum tank would be the "solution"--but we found that the 5 gallon cans (which were filled on the dock and then lifted aboard) were easy to store and transfer to the 6 gallon tanks in the RIB.

Bob Austin

There was a KK42 for sale in Keith's marina in Texas. As far as I could
discern, she had been used as an Outward Bound support vessel for kayaking
related courses. On her bridge deck, aft, she had a rectangular tank which
extended into a smaller square shape on top - like a two-step stool.

David, they used this a a gravity feed tank to refill their Boston Whaler
support boat hung on the stern. The tank was painted white.

Ron Rogers

Yes, a gravity fed reservoir for the support Whaler. The Whaler was far
bigger than most of us would pick for an ordinary dinghy.

Ron

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From: "Keith" keith@anastasia3.com

| Are you saying that tank was for gasoline?