Fuel tank installation

[hydraulicane]

hahahahahahaha.........you guys are killin me.  
believe it or not i'm not to computer saavy. my smart phone is smarter than me.
posting pics without the help from my kids is pretty long process.

[hydraulicane]

I get my new tank in a couple days. can't wait to get that thing installed.

come to find out my fill hose was not foamed in. get this, it was pinched between the top of the stringer and the bottom of the deck.
had to cut the hole in the coffin where the hoses enter a little bigger. got in there with a flash light, and behold, it was pinched
between the stringer and the deck. pinched down to about 1/2". I never had any back splash from fueling. well anyway, I got in there
and pried the deck up a little with a Johnson bar and pulled it out. that was a heck of a job.
going to reroute the fill hose with a friend of mine this weekend.

thanks for the tips guys.

oh and slvring I did get a couple of cans that paint you suggested to paint my new tank with from finishmaster in Hialeah.
thank you.
job is almost complete.

next up is sanding and painting.

[slvrlng]

Just remember it is a waxy material. It will stay tacky forever! Gas and other solvents will wipe it off. The good thing is self heals a little. In other words if you scratch it off it has a tendency to flow itself back into the scratch. Or, you can spray a little more onto the area. I would try and get 3 coats on and let dry between coats. LIGHT COATS, let the 3 coats give you your film thickness! Wipe the aluminum with a wax and grease remover before spraying to get any tooling oil off. You don't have to sand the aluminum before spraying just clean it!

[hydraulicane]

I bought this 1985 19'6" aquasport osprey for $3500.00......The engine needed very minor work. replace impellor, lower unit oil, plugs, went through the carbs, replaced fuel lines.etc...etc. engine runs flawlessly. after tank installation, it's down to sanding and painting.








finally figured how to post pictures without help from my kids. pretty damn easy. I think i'm catching up to the computer now.  
not a bad deal on the boat. what do you guys think?



see the holes on the top of the tank? the bottom looks the same.

[dougals toy]

Hey Hydraul,
I am getting ready to do the very same thing with my 85 196,,my coffin was removed and no tank, dont have the dimensions of the original tank, little help here?...thanks Dougal

[RickK]

Check out this topic http://classicaquasport.com/smf/index.php?topic=11420.0

[dougals toy]

Thanks ...Moeller and Inca do not make a close enough match in poly, off the shelf ..I guess I will have to sacrifice fuel capacity to use original coffin... If I were to consider aluminum, should I raise it off coffin flr for airflow, any thoughts...Thanks again

[Capt. Bob]

If I were to consider aluminum, should I raise it off coffin flr for airflow, any thoughts...Thanks again

Most members replacing tanks use this or a variation on the same idea.

http://www.yachtsurvey.com/fueltank.htm

Plastic/neoprene/rubber is used to keep the tank off the floor and reduce the trapping of water between the tank surface and the coffin.

You should consider aluminum. Installed properly, it will last a long time and you can have it made to the size you desire.

Start a new thread and document your project.

Good luck.

[dougals toy]

Thanks.. I will document w/pics, once I actually start work, just trying to get some basic info..Thanks again!