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Fisheyedfool: Since we are both going thru the same thing at the same time, I can recap what I am doing currently. First, my original tank was larger than the tank opening so I had to cut it into pieces to remove. I have ordered a new tank from Florida Marine approximately 3 inches shorter so...

Excellent reply and thanks for the info. I can easily understand what you were describing. I have already ordered epoxy resin and micro balloons so I will go get a sheet of 3/4 plywood and glass it in. I have 1/8" silicone rubber strips. That should be ok dont you think?

My 1992 Tournament 19 is getting a new fuel tank this winter. Old tank is out and I'm trying to figure out how to correctly fit the new tank. When I pulled the old tank, there were 3 rubber seals that ran side to side across the tank compartment. There is a pvc drain pipe that runs the length...

We'll be flying in from metro Atlanta. This will be our first meet up with Grady folks as there not many here in central Georgia. We hope to get some Fl boat time too while we are down there.

Anyone from GA going to Gradyfest 2012 down in Florida? I'm in...

No, its from corrosion that initiated on the inside of the tank. You can certainly tell looking at the inside of the tank. Tank is very clean except that 1 spot on the forward bay. I guess that was the low spot. The boat sat unused for 1 year by the previous owner and maybe, I'm guessing...

Look what I found...

Antaris: Regarding inside compartments, the tank appears to 3 bays. 2 top to bottom aluminum baffles welded inside with 2 oval shaped holes at the bottom of the baffle for fuel to flow. My chop job only got me into the forward bay. I know nothing about plastic tanks but I would bet that it...

Brave, stubborn or dumb, not sure which... FYI: I am not suggesting that anyone attempt what I did but in the end it was easy. I was very aware that no sparks were allowed. The zizz wheel made no sparks at all cutting though the aluminum tank. I also covered the area in ice packs to keep the...

Its out... I ended up cutting the tank apart with a pneumatic zizz wheel and removing it in 5 pieces. Obviously great efforts were made to ventilate the tank before cutting. I took a small fan and adapted ducting choked down to the size of the fuel inlet opening and ran that for several hours...

Brian: Your are exactly correct that a heavily glassed in front bulkhead separates the fuel tank compartment from the fwd storage locker / bilge. As hesitant as you are about cutting a tank apart, I feel the same way about removing and reglassing the forward bulkhead and maybe part of the...

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... 6532_n.jpg[/img] Hope these show up. I used a tape measure to show the amount of overhang on front and back. On the front, from the edge of the opening lip to the front bulkhead shows 2 inches. Dont be fooled by the black shadow...thats not the...