I just removed mine. They are layed in a bed of putty. Using a 4''angle grinder with a cutoff wheel first cut out the PVC fill/drain tubes close to the bottom of your tank, then cut out the sides just below the lip where it goes toward the bottom of the live well.(save the lip for your future lid or reuse your old lid) I then cut out the sides in sections leaving the bottom. Then I cut out as much of the bottom in sections as possible. Then I took a 2"wood chisel and hammer between the putty and hull and the putty and bottom of the tank came right up. It was easier than it sounds it didn't take 2 hours including grinding/cleaning the hull. I'm thinking about a battery compartment sealed off from the fuel tank of course and making easier access to the bilge and a thru hull transducer.
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