[Max_Florida]

Cut the bottom of the tank off today. Surprisingly the inside looked nearly pristine. There were a few small areas(about the size of a quarter) that were white and appeared to be corroded slightly. Those were all on the part of the tank I cut off.

Custom fabrication shop here is going to weld on a new bottom, clean it out and pressure test it for $170. The rest of the tank is in great shape. The inside looks pristine and the rest of the exterior surfaces only have very minor corrosion. I'm thinking that this tank might not be the original, or if it is previous owners took really good care of the fuel system because there was pretty much no gunk stuck in the bottom(I did flush it with simple green and a hose 2x before opening it, but nothing other than whitish water came out). The only areas that had anything more than very slight corrosion going on were under those rubber strips.

I know some of you are going to criticize me for not spending the extra $250(after taxes) to get a new tank, but that's $250 I could put towards something else that would have a much greater impact on the safety/performance of the boat. This repair will last for a good while. The rest of the tank is solid, the weld job is going to be solid... I don't see any real benefit from buying a new tank.