222 tank placement

[goingdeep]

can someone help me with where is the best place to place the inboard gas tank as far as the boat sitting best ?? and where the tower is placed ?? THANKS!!

[Mad Dog]

Have you changed hull configuration ie. full transom & bracket?  

I have added a bracket and a slightly larger engine so I moved the tank about 2' forward from standard.  Also, I am putting all the batteries under the console which I moved up about 12".  Maybe LilRichard will jump in on the tower position.

MD  

[goingdeep]

yes full transom with porta bracket. and im adding splash guards.

[LilRichard]

You mean an underfloor tank, right?  I put mine as far forward as I could.  What does your stringer setup look like?  Stock, or did you redo?

About the tower, that is open for opinion.  The further back in the boat, the smoother the ride - but the more the weight will be toward the aft (obviously).  

The way I did it was to lay out my livewell, center console, etc, and looked at walking room / working room.  It ended up that my tower is about two feet aft of the center point of the hull.

[goingdeep]

Thank you !! i have a full line of pictures. do you think you could help me start a rebuild page ??  having a hard time.  and the boat.  yes under deck tank about a 62gal  origanal stringer set up. all is tight and dry. ill be tweeking the trap stringers out before closing in  I plan on a pota bracket with a full composit transom.  THANK YOU all for your help.  Please keep the recomendations coming.

[LilRichard]

Getting a tank under the floor with stock stringers is tough, because there is not much room between them... Some guys are cutting part of the middle stringer out and adding fore and aft bulkheads - that is an option.

[goingdeep]

Yes Richard.  That  is just what i was going to do. Right behinde the back baitwell bulk head.  start there. with nice heavy tank bed.

[RickK]

i have a full line of pictures. do you think you could help me start a rebuild page ??  having a hard time.

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