Anyone local have a tablesaw? Coffin recore.......

[gofastsandman]

Thanks J.B. and GSF,

My fishin bud, Brian has the same mantra. It aint the salt water that kills em it`s the fresh. I`m planning on keeping my friend until they pry my stiff cold digits off the wheel and had been wondering about stress cracks, screws, and thru hulls. My plan calls for overboring all screw holes etc. and
filling w/ resin n chop, then re-drilling the holes in hopes of preventing future issues.The re-bed of everything on the hull is on my to do list.

What`s the best way to remove the foam? My tank has mounting tabs on the top which are screwed into the stringers...... How should I support the bottom of the tank?

Thanks again for the help,
GFS

[76Red18]

I used a keyhole saw, long thin blade, kind of like a fillet knife with teeth

[JohnB]

If your removing the gas tank, I slid a board under mine, put a hole in the board, put a threaded rod through the hole, and then put the rod through a fence post that was across the gunnels, and screwed it out. It worked pretty good, and I was able to remove it by myself.
Those tabs on the gass tank are what they used to "push" the tank down into the foam and hold it in place while it cured. I don't think they are "structural" mounting pieces, since they would not hold the weight of 600+ pounds of gas.
I am using neopreme closed cell strips, 2" wide under mine strips. I am running 3 them bow to stern, so any water can run right out, and have put drain holes in the front and back bulkheads. I am using NO foam on this, as it seems the majority of the the corrosion is where wet foam touches the tank.
BTW, don't be surprised if the deck the gas tank is on is soaked with water, or weak. Most are, and if it's not tied well to the stringers, you might want to address that now. I believe that is structural to the hulls.

[alejmend]

I used a machete to slice all the foam out from between the tank and stringers. Then i attached ss cables and rope to the L tabs on the top of the tank and wiggled/lifted it out by hand.

[GradySailfish]

My tank was a bear to get out. It took a good few hours before I finally popped it loose.

I used the jack method. Here are some shots of my little "war" with the old tank.

[gofastsandman]

Hey GSF

Rode better than a 27 Grady. WOW.

Thx for the pics. Do I have to remove the console? Looks like it might slide out w/out a complete disconnect. I raised it 5" and the cover slid out no prob.
GFS

[BigLew]

GradySailfish

I would say that tank has seen "better days!" A LOT of them!

Look at it this way; you'll sleep better knowing that's behind you rather than under you!

[gofastsandman]

Yeah,
But that is not my dog.
Top of my tank looks remarkably good. We`ll see what the bottom looks like ....
GFS