Yep, one good indicator of how well a boat was designed is how much thought was given to ease of maintenance! Moesly designed all those weird sloped surfaces on top and bottom of tank, so it would just barely slide through the hatch, and then he was smart enough to install it without using foam, which holds water against the tank, helping it to corrode faster!

Most boat builders don't even bother to install a hatch! They just drop the tank in, surround it with foam and cover it up with the deck. A gas tank inspection on them = checking bilge for gasoline!

Denny hit the nail on the head.
This is the first boat I've had where the fuel tank was
accessible, easily removable and not buried in foam.
That's just smart engineering!
I hope your new tank slides right in.

Monsoon Hits NJ - but I got the motor installed!
 

So far today we have had over 3 inches of rain, and rivers are rising, creeks, flooding, whitecaps forming on usually-placid bays. So what to do? Go pick up the boat after the dealer installed the new (to me) Johnson 115hp.

Here she is back home in the driveway. Now to get a fuel tank, harness, steering installed...and lights...and...and...

She looks great with her new motor!
Sorry about all the rain. Hope things dry out ASAP!

Some Painting weather
 

So the day dawned bright, cloudless, and 60 degrees for the high, so it is time for some painting and teak refinishing.

This is the teak after 2 hours of sanding, with the first coat of Cetol.

And here is the cockpit with the gunnels repainted, before and after.

Looks good! She's going to be better than new.

Making progress - some of the teak refinished and installed, and the wiring harness in place.

Diving for burried treasure (in a stern locker)
 

So, taking Denny's advice, I cut an access hatch into the port locker (cooler/livewell) of my Seafari - and found a 40 year collection of treasure:

A billy club
two screwdrivers so old that the shafts had corroded away
a fuel bulb
a pocketknife
assorted lead sinkers and screws
washers
8 count 'em, 8 scupper plugs
and two screws that fit perfectly into two holes in my locker cap.
two empty soda cans
a bottle of something (presumably petroleum based)

It is the gift that keeps on yielding surprises, this boat of mine!

crazy ,how the cans logos have changed over the years.what vintage do you think?