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    removing rib between stringer

    I don't think it is a true bulkhead I need to cut. It is more a blocking member glassed in behind the gas tank. You can see the bulheads and stringers on the page below. http://www.gradywhite.com/grady-built/structure.php3
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    removing rib between stringer

    Richie, Good ideas, I will take it step by step, if needed remove bulkhead, if needed remove lip. Replacing the lip shouldn't be a big deal. I just wanted to do a sanity check before I started cutting. Thanks for thinking it through, much appreciated! GW put me in contact with RDS they...
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    removing rib between stringer

    Here is a link to a pic of the tank setup in an overnighter.. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13727&p=91475&hilit=65+gallon+tank+overnighter#p91475
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    removing rib between stringer

    Thanks for the replies, I am removing the gas tank(leak) on my 1988 204 overnighter. The tank is 64"long x 11"deep x 23"wide the hatch cover opening above the tank is appr. 63" long x 22"wide so I need to remove the lip the hatch cover sits on so the tank can be removed. Additionally, the...
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    removing rib between stringer

    I am removing a gas tank on a 204 overnighter. Directly behind the tank is a rib that runs between the longitudinal stringers. Is this in fact a stuctural rib or is it only for locking in the gas tank? Also in removing the tank it appears I will need to cut the lip around the parameter of the...
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    gas tank removal 1988 overnighter

    I have an 1988 overnighter I would like to replace the gas tank. The label says it is 65 gallons, it goes about a foot or so under the deck beyond the hatch cover toward the captain seat. It appears I can slide the tank aft once I remove the rear blocking. Can I remove the tank without cutting...
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    gas tank replacement overnighter

    I have an 1988 overnighter I would like to replace the gas tank. The label says it is 65 gallons, it goes about a foot or so under the deck beyond the hatch cover toward the captain seat. It appears I can slide the tank aft once I remove the rear blocking. Can I remove the tank without...