1989 Aqua Osprey 20 - Tank size? Fuel burn?

[gotime242]

Hello all!

I am the new owner of a 1989 20', and i love it so far. Im sure i will have a ton of questions in the future, but i will just start out with....what is the fuel tank size on this boat?  

Also, i have an original 89 evinrude 150 on it, what could i estimate the fuel burn to be? Thanks!!

If i were ever to re-power it, would a 200hp be an option? Or is that too much for this boat?

Thanks!!

[aquasport79]

I believe 50 gal tank size, 2-3 MPG and a 175 is the biggest I would put on there. Your boat is pretty light. Another new 150 would work just fine as well.

[scott_gunn]

I can confirm and agree with everything aquasport79 said. I have a 1987 20' Osprey.

[gotime242]

Thanks for the help guys!

Well....after doing some research on fuel tanks, just out of curiosisty, i decided to pull some of the access ports off and have a look at whatever i could find. I found that i have a 36 gallon "Tempo" fuel tank:

http://www.tempoproducts.com/2004/bd_fuel_tanks2.html

It seems to be plastic/polymer...so that MIGHT be a good thing. At least this means it was probably repalced at some point?

What do you guys think, is this a good tank?

Thanks!