Fuel tank first look.

[Jon G]

Nice weather so I did alot of work on the boat(74' 20CC) today and got to the point that I could tip the console back and pull the fuel tank hatch to get at the tank. I was told it had the origonal tank in it but I'm not sure what I'm looking at. This tank is six feet by two feet by eight inches high. Vent in the front fill in the middle and pick up all the way rear, sender is in the middle also(rusty mess, this is were the gas smell was coming from). It looks like it was mounted with angle brackets on top of the tank to the stringers with screws. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] tank broke loose from this lousy mounting and slid back six inches. I would not think this mounting was factory but the hoses say 1973 on them? Who would change the tank and not the hoses which are really ready to be changed! The plywood udner the tank looks like it needs some work can't tell if its rotten til I get the tank out but it is loose, and the hatch weighed at least sixty pounds, full of water [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] that will be my next job. There apears to be little to no corrosion on the top of this tank wondering how old it is there is no tag or marking info on it so I'm thinking it was replaced but not sure because of the hoses. Now to get all of the gas out and final removal. This tank sounds thin when you bang on it so I think it will be replaced and I won't have to worry about it. Two hours to get it apart to months to get it back together! [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]