Stringer/Transom area question

[BigLew]

Just a suggestion.

Get a hand cross cut saw and cut the foam. You could do two cuts per tank side and then dig out the center section, thus giving yourself some working room. Make sure the tank is drained as much as possible, remove the sending unit, thus leaving a sizable opening into the tank. To be really safe, shoot a CO2 fire extinguisher into the opening forcing out an normal air with oxygen in it and fashion a piece of pipe with duct tape wrapped on the ends to prevent any metal to metal sparks. Attach the pipe to a "come along" or other lifting/ pulling setup and pull the tank clear slowly. This was described elsewhere on this site, so do a search. It loooked doable and reasonable to me if one were to think it through.

For the re-install, look up David Pascoe's article on how to install an aluminum fuel tank.

http://www.yachtsurvey.com/fueltank.htm

JMHO! Good luck!!!!! (and be careful- gas fumes are highly explosive!!!)