Yet Another Transom Job in the Works - ?ions

[Fishjack]

Chris - getting a couple local quotes as well as about six around the country.. Shipping is expensive.. Would love to get it locally - So far RDS aluminum in FL has the best price.

Strick -
My boat has a well (storage locker) just in front of the console with a large hatch. By the time I get this 8ft tank in I will not have room for a water tank.
I thought I might but I went and measured it at lunch today.
Especially trying to get the tank as far forward as possible.

There was a fuel tank in this front storage compartment when I bought the boat but I removed it and I am using that space life jackets etc... I guess our boats are layed out differently??

[c_e_carter]

You could try Parker Marine in Diberville, or go to James Caldwell Ph# (228)396-1903 some of the best aluminum welding I've ever seen. His work stands alone. Tell him the guys from ClassicMako sent ya. He mainly does T-tops and leaning posts but if you talk to him he could tell you further. Best part about local is no shipping. Let me know if that helps..

Chris..

[ob1jeeper]

FJ,
What dimension (HxWxL) tank(s) do you need, and/or will fit your project?

[Fishjack]

Chris - Thanks for the contacts -
I am good friends with Ken Parker he has like (3) FinCat 35's he is building right now and he does not do his own fuel tanks - he orders them. Ken built my current T-top about 9 years ago and just put a new Sunbrella top on it after the storm.

He and Troy are so busy working on getting the FinCats made that he is not even taking orders for T-tops that I know of.
As a mater of fact I talked to him about making my new leaning post but again he is so busy that I did not even ask how long it would take..

I got a good price from Steve B.'s guy (Jim Allen) in Vancleve I am going to meet with him tomorrow about the build. I would really rather source it locally than order it and have to pay shipping....

ob1jeeper - I am going to go with a 96Lx12Hx28W about 135 gallon. I have about 6 quotes now ... after all is said and done I will post the companies and prices if anyone is interested.

Thanks,
Jack

[strick]

Fish Jack-

I Just drilled a couple holes low on the boxes like in the link I posted and water came trickling out. There is plywood in there and mine were completly rotton. As far as boat configuration my boat has the step down compartment in the consel that you gain access to via the front door on the consel. There used to be a factory toilet in there with thru hulls out the bottom of the boat. When I bought my boat someone had removed the toilet and did a poor job of glassing over those old thru holes. I fixed all that and put a porta potti in the consel. Just forward of the consel is a large storage hatch. I think by looking at your pics that maybe your gas tank sat a little farther forward then mine? I did not have that built in transducer like you did.

strick

[Fishjack]

Strick -

I will drill some "test" holes tomorrow - I have a optical scope that I use to look into areas like that and will see what I can see. It really works good.

That "built in transducer" is now GONE.. I'm not sure if it was factory?? I figure it was probably factory because it was installed just under the original tank.
It had one layer of heavy woven over it with a wedge made from a 2x4 on either side of the center stringer. It was installed from the bottom of the boat encapsulated in 5200 (at least that is what it smelled like) and THEN glassed over with the woven roven. The 5200 or whatever was still green in the middle - it evidently was never was exposed to air and never cured.

Anyway - I am going to try and find another location for my fresh water tank..

I am planning on installing my new fuel tank all the way up to the back side of the front storage locker (the hatch just in front of the console) to get as much weight forward as possible.

[ob1jeeper]

ob1jeeper - I am going to go with a 96Lx12Hx28W about 135 gallon. I have about 6 quotes now ... after all is said and done I will post the companies and prices if anyone is interested.

Thanks,
Jack

What's the max height you can fit?

[Fishjack]

ob1jeeper - due to the clearance of the 1 1/2 fill pipe 12 inches is about the max.. and I plan on installing some sort of strips (plastic of some sort) for air and drainage under the tank so that will just about make 12" the max.

Please don't tell me you have one that is 13"H for a "Great Price"

[ob1jeeper]

ob1jeeper - due to the clearance of the 1 1/2 fill pipe 12 inches is about the max.. and I plan on installing some sort of strips (plastic of some sort) for air and drainage under the tank so that will just about make 12" the max.

Please don't tell me you have one that is 13"H for a "Great Price"

17" tall good price...

[Fishjack]

Oh well 17" is out of the question - you would probably have me doing some re-engineering if it was 13..

Thanks anyway.. I appreciate the thought.