1987 25ft sailfish fuel tank leaking

[rdavis109]

Just purchased the old girl and want to bring her back to her glory days. She has twin 1999 200 saltwater series Yamaha's that run great. The issue is I have a leaking tank. The boat has two tanks 125gls and 73gls. I filled and took her out and smelled fuel. Had anyone ever replaced tanks and is so where do you get them.

 

[Grog]

Search for manufacturers in your area, give them a coat of coal tar epoxy and they'll last a long time. Do the hoses too since they may be leaking too.

The tanks are fairly easy, pop the hatches, empty the tanks, undo the hoses and pull'em out. The hoses may give you a challenge. While the hatches are off, are they solid? It's a good time to re-core them while they're out.

 

[NautiBuoys]

Suggestion: check/pull your fuel fill hose first
And see if that is your leak. That what happened
To mine 5 years ago; and again this year. Tanks
Were fine. More than shocked when I discovered
My last fuel fill hose didn't last 5 years...