72’ seafari tank removal

[Capt Terry]

I am the original owner of my ‘76 Seafari. About 15 years ago I replaced the tank. No cutting of the deck was necessary. I emptied the tank as much as possible. I lifted the fwd end of the tank and slid the tank fwd until the aft end of the tank cleared the aft edge of the access hole. Got a neighbor to help me lift it out if the boat, but got the tank on the deck by myself. However your fuel hatch may be shorter on your ‘72. But your tank may be shorter as well. Mine was 47 gallons.

[jtharmo]

The tank and hatch are definitely smaller on my '72 Seafari compared to my '78. The linked post is an accurate hand drawing of an original Seafari tank. If your has the original tank I believe the procedure is to slide the tank back and lift the front. The taper at the front allows the bottom of the tank to clear the deck.

http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...8&postcount=11

[Sprunx]

Originally Posted by SSPBill

The tank and hatch are definitely smaller on my '72 Seafari compared to my '78. The linked post is an accurate hand drawing of an original Seafari tank. If your has the original tank I believe the procedure is to slide the tank back and lift the front. The taper at the front allows the bottom of the tank to clear the deck.

http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...8&postcount=11

That drawing is great. I’m not sure if the front of my tank is tapered underneath like that but the rear taper and the pickup, vent, and fill all seem to be correct placement. I thought that would be the procedure just wasn’t sure if I would have enough room on top to get the angle needed to get the front up and over the deck. I also didn’t realize the front may be tapered like that underneath. Thanks for this drawing. Have you ever had yours out on you 72?

[jtharmo]

All Bushwacker's and SailorChuld's work. I just recalled the post. I have not had to remove and replace a tank (yet). Get a hold of SailorChuld. He replaced his a few years back. Below is the thread I pulled the post from. Bushwacker had an intriguing idea of using duel tanks. If a forward tank is the primary, a forward cg shift can help offset a heavier motor.


http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...t=seafari+tank

[Sprunx]

Originally Posted by Capt Terry

I am the original owner of my ‘76 Seafari. About 15 years ago I replaced the tank. No cutting of the deck was necessary. I emptied the tank as much as possible. I lifted the fwd end of the tank and slid the tank fwd until the aft end of the tank cleared the aft edge of the access hole. Got a neighbor to help me lift it out if the boat, but got the tank on the deck by myself. However your fuel hatch may be shorter on your ‘72. But your tank may be shorter as well. Mine was 47 gallons.

This is exactly what I was figuring at first but then the more I looked at it the more it looked like there wasn’t enough room between the top of the tank and the bottom lip of the hatch to be able to get the front of the tank high enough to slide out of the hatch