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July 26, 2020, 03:05:34 PM
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gcapehart

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Gotta' get a new fuel tank
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New fuel tank..  My wife has been very sick since Feb. 2018.  Our boat sat idle. As a 1982 25xf it has the original aluminum 120 gallon tank. This past week I tried to raise her up.. When her unplanned dormancy began she had a half tank of fuel.. I got the hose and ears and thought I
turn her over. Looking at my mechanical fuel gauge it showed drop bottom empty. I took out the gauge and looking in there. There wasn't a drop in the tank. Could it all evaporate over the since the summer 2017? So I put some gas with seafoam in, about a gallon. I then looked at the transom drain plug area and there was the fuel. So what kind of replacement tank ought it be? Aluminum or polyethylene? I took the hatch up and it looks simple. She runs when she is running in both salt and fresh water in Maine. I'm also looking at a replacement engine. That's another request.  Thanks Gary       PS: Also any thoughts on repairing a s slow leaking fuel tank?
Maine25XF. Late to the gate we love our boat. Others are humbled by the Sally-Carol. We treat her like family, only better! If you have any tips, insights, or positions on the health benefits of two-stroke exhaust,  please opine and inform. Gary

July 26, 2020, 05:26:51 PM
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Capt. Bob

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Re: Gotta' get a new fuel tank
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2020, 05:26:51 PM »
An aluminum tank is ballparked at $10 a gallon.

Check here:
http://marinefueltanks.name/6501/index.html

As for patching........don't. Sell it for scrap.

Good luck. :thumright:
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1991 210 Walkaround
2018 Yamaha 150 4 Stroke
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