sea craft 23 fuel tank placement

[chriselk]

Redoing a 23. Two tanks came out, a smaller auxillary one forward (not going back in) and the main tank, 69 L, 28 W, and 12 high, which according to my calculations is about 100 gallons.

Since I will be going with a bracket and a single 250/300, how far forward should I place the new tank, of the same size? The tank was originally about 30 inches from the transom. The layout was the very large console with a front door and a large tray under it and then another large tray in front of that with the old auxillary.

The plan is to use the forward large tray that housed the aux tank as a locker. Can I move the tank three feet forward or is that too much? (remember no auxillary tank weight forward now).

There will be a full transom, with a smallish live well or a fishbox. Transom core is coosa 26.

Just worried a little about bow heavy if I move it too much.

I would appreciate those who have a similar setup letting me know their tank set up/dimensions.