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Below Deck Fuel Bladders
ATL design and manufacture boat fuel tanks in custom shapes and sizes to suit a wide range of marine applications and fuels and to fit directly into the hull of a vessel. The bladders can be for a new vessel, or even to fit inside an existing integral tank that has developed a leak and cannot be removed from the vessel.
Key features of an ATL bladder tank:
- Lightweight
- Highly durable
- Impact and Vibration Immune
- Compatible with petrol, diesel, bio-fuels. ATL have ‘All Fuel’ materials.
- Foam-filled to reduce slosh and suppress an explosion
- Can be used to repair old/leaking tanks
Thanks to the benefits of incorporating an ATL bladder into Marine vessels they can be found in offshore race boats, RIBs, fishing and workboats, as well as leisure yachts, military special-ops boats, ski and drag boats, security patrol craft, amphibious vehicles and much more.
Internal baffle systems and an integrated collector are typically built into ATL fuel bladders to ensure fuel is accurately channelled to the fuel pickup locations, thereby ensuring every last drop of fuel is usable.
Flexible boat fuel tanks from ATL are immune to shock and vibration thanks to the nature of the flexible bladder technology, meaning that they do not suffer from stress fractures typically seen in fabricated tanks.
Bladders offer a significant weight saving over other fuel tank solutions, and can also be inserted into a vessel through apertures much smaller than rigid alternatives.
There are over 100 lightweight material choices in use today at ATL, with the most suitable material chosen for each project to suit the application and fuel.
Custom designs can be a one-off model or for a mass production run as required. With an initial brief and sizing information, the ATL design team will provide everything you need to make the process fast and easy, whilst utilising decades of ATL knowledge and experience. Offering a wide range of standard accessories and hardware such as fuel fittings, cap assemblies, fuel level gauges, fuel pumps, surge tanks and interconnecting valves, ATL can create a full system solution. For when standard equipment simply will not do, we will design and manufacture customised or totally new hardware to achieve maximum performance.
A full design service is offered by ATL to allow all customers to benefit from our multiple decades of experience. Fuel bladder shapes can be as complex or as simple as required, maximising the fuel capacity of any vessel. Our engineers will always suggest improvements that will enhance a design or the finished product.
Whilst we prefer to utilise our lightweight bladder technology, ATL can also supply aluminium or stainless-steel fabricated tanks, along with standard or custom shaped rotationally moulded tanks. These rigid tanks incorporate the same lightweight and performance attributes that ATL fuel tanks are famous for.