Fuel tank project is complete

RussGW270

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KY don't listen to these old buggers! (lol.. teasing you all.. heh)... they are all jelly and WISH... ahem.. like me...heh.. they could do this as well as you!

Looks great!

Nothing to see but awesome-sauce!

:p

R
 

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Nice job, shouldn't have to worry about tanks again for many many years. Putting my 226 in the water tomorrow for the first time this year, hope the fish are biting.
 

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The install really looks good. Where did the leaks in the original tank end up being?

Now I'm nervous about having to replace mine since it's two years older than yours.
 

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The install really looks good. Where did the leaks in the original tank end up being?

Now I'm nervous about having to replace mine since it's two years older than yours.

The leaks were around the pickup hose elbow and the sending unit flange. This is my auxiliary tank. Main tank seems OK for now, but I replaced all hoses on both tanks.
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Hey guys - new to the forum (first post). I’m picking up my first Grady (1986 sailfish 25) tomorrow and have a question about the floor above the tanks. The previous owner replaced the tanks but I’m told that he didn’t use the right foam above the tank which caused the floor to crack. Another boat I looked at had wood between the tank and floor but it was spongy too. What’s the correct install method to properly support the floor above these tanks?
 
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Hey guys - new to the forum (first post). I’m picking up my first Grady (1986 sailfish 25) tomorrow and have a question about the floor above the tanks. The previous owner replaced the tanks but I’m told that he didn’t use the right foam above the tank which caused the floor to crack. Another boat I looked at had wood between the tank and floor but it was spongy too. What’s the correct install method to properly support the floor above these tanks?

My 19’ tank cover was spongy, pulled it and found the wood inside cover was wet and some rot. Had to strip the core material out and replace using epoxy, mat and wood. It’s rock solid now and only supported by the outside rim where screwed to floor.
 

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Yep, pretty easy fix. Flip the cover and remove the core. Replace with wood squares or composite covered with a couple layers of 17 or 1808. You can do a better job than the minimum wage work that went into the original.
 

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Cool, so the floor/cover is supposed to support itself vs relying on wood/foam sandwiched between it and the tank?
 

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On most that is the way it is done. You could change out the wood for pieces of phenolic material. Most of the tanks are locked into place with little pieces of plastic that are screwed down versus wood.