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Extraction looks like a bear of a job. I was hoping to get mine out without damaging it. I imagined that the tank would have a vee bottom and that I would be able to tilt it to get it out. In your pics, the tank looks square. Even if I really take my time and remove all the foam, I'm still wondering if it will come out shy of demolishing it. Anyone ever get one out in one piece??? Is it possible?
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I removed the 133 gallon tank from my 1989 23 CC. I removed the rear bulkhead, which was rotting. I used a long wood blade and a reciprocating saw (what was that dude's name in Florida that used a chainsaw?)to cut the foam. I was a bitch of a job and a 2 or 3 man job, but it came out with help of a forklift, and in one piece. Once removed, I was glad I did because it was pitted. I replaced with the same dimensions aluminum for around $800. Just do it, man. You'll sleep better like Strick said.
If I did it over, I would have installed 2 fifty gallon tanks to help keep weight forward. I will never need to fill up 130 gallons cause we're on Lake Ontario and my max range would be 100 miles or around 50 gallons.