[Jon G]

Lt.Dan I think from reading other posts that your tank should lift right out once you loosen it from the foam. Run a saw right down beside the tank and it should come up with out toughing the deck. I'm not to familiar with how much room you have on the 23'. My tank looked like it was only a couple of years old to my suprise when I got it out. It was origional 74' and had no foam around it except on the front side. I think the one thing that made the tank last so long was the fact it didn't have the foam up against it and the vents everybody hates on the back of the boat let lots of fresh air in to keep the tank are well ventilated(dry). After I pulled the tank I could not believe the breeze I was getting under the deck even with the boat tarpped. Like I said the tank looked great no mess in the inside and very little corrosion on the outside EXCEPT the one spot on the bottom that was rotted right through and ready to let go. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] I was going to do the tank next year and when I topped it off for the winter I smelled gas a couple days later. It turns out around the sender was slightly leaky when full. I also had to put a new peice of plywood under the tank too, the old one was broken loose on both sides. I am very glad that I did it now verses next summer when the fish are biting! I guess the only way to know for sure is it pull it and have it checked. Not a fun job but when its done that will be one less worry for many years to come. With out pulling it its a crap shoot could be good and it could be ready to go. There should be some info on 23' tanks and removal in some of the older threads. Try a search for "tanks" threads. This is the site for SeaCrafts the info here is top notch bar none! Congrats on the new ride. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]