Finally doing something to my Seacraft

[FossilMan]

Pulled the old motor off and hung the shiny, new one on. Looks awkward on the 'not so pretty' boat. Pulled the old tank. There was no way I was going to take a chance with any nasty old gas that was left in there. It's also way too big. It was 83 gallons and I'm going to go to at least half that. I want to get past the break in and run the boat a bit to see what numbers I get and that will help me determine the capacity of the new tank. I really like the way the bracket looks with the closed transom, but the weight, etc has me a bit concerned. I want to play around with the placement of the water and fuel tank a bit and see how it sits. There is room under the floor forward of the tank coffin to move the weight forward if need be. We'll see. Need to order some fuel lines, fill and vent hose and control cables. Then the fun part begins.

[gofastsandman]

Good call on the weight moving forward. What is the weight of the new power?

What was the old power? 150/175? If so, I may have interest.

Cheers,
GFS

[FossilMan]

Originally Posted by gofastsandman

Good call on the weight moving forward. What is the weight of the new power?

What was the old power? 150/175? If so, I may have interest.

Cheers,
GFS

491 pounds! The old one is a 225.

[Vezo, Part II]

Hey Fossilman, my 1979 MA is in the garage at about the same stage as far as the fuel tank. A few posts back Island Trader said you build custom tanks...is this true? I need one like ASAP, and was planning to check prices with usuals and probably run with RDS in Perry Fla.. Any assistance? Thanks, Vezo, Part II.

And nice Yammi! I have an 05 F60 on one BW 15 Sport, and an 09 F60 still in the crate for the project 15. Really want to trade it out for the new F70!!!

Thanks Again. Michael.

Gotta get downstairs and clean up the old foam from the pulled tank. Will you be reinstalling yours without any foam at all? What will you coat it with?

[FossilMan]

Originally Posted by Vezo, Part II

Hey Fossilman, my 1979 MA is in the garage at about the same stage as far as the fuel tank. A few posts back Island Trader said you build custom tanks...is this true? I need one like ASAP, and was planning to check prices with usuals and probably run with RDS in Perry Fla.. Any assistance? Thanks, Vezo, Part II.

And nice Yammi! I have an 05 F60 on one BW 15 Sport, and an 09 F60 still in the crate for the project 15. Really want to trade it out for the new F70!!!

Thanks Again. Michael.

Gotta get downstairs and clean up the old foam from the pulled tank. Will you be reinstalling yours without any foam at all? What will you coat it with?

Yup, this is our 33rd year making tanks. Shoot me some dimensions and I can give you a quote. info@sunrisemarinetanks.com
Not sure where you are, but shipping is usually the difference.

I'm eager to get it in the water to try out the new motor. I'm just going to throw a temporary tank in there to get it running.

I know I'll get some flack for this, but after coating the tank, I will probably use some foam. I won't go crazy with it...just enough to keep it secure. It was my job when I was a teenager to scrape the old foam and clean up the tanks in general for scrapping. I've seen LOTS of old tanks and honestly, foam or no foam, it's about the same result. Some with foam were corroded, some not. Usually where there was a 'cushiony' type strip attached is where there was corrosion. Sometimes, it was nice and shiny under the cushion strip. The most important thing is a coating of some sort and to keep the tank compartment dry (as dry as possible...it is a boat after all) Make sure that if water can make it's way in, it has a way to drain out. Coating it certainly makes a difference. Coated tanks always fared better. That old tank that I pulled was coated with zinc chromate. I haven't decided what I will coat the new one with.

[Vezo, Part II]

Thank you Fossilman, appreciate the info. Now that you mention it, I think Sunrise built my brothers replacement in 2011 for his 18, and not a problem. I have several made by RDS for Jersey Speed Skiffs and my Whalers.

Not to sound like a JA, but is this the company that employs a lot of females? Been doing my research and one down there is known for some great, knowledgeable women. Maybe a family business or something along that line. Again, hope that didn't come across wrong.

My brother and I have done a lot of business with Owens and Sons Trailers, a family run business that is awesome! Jeff and sister are great people and the brother stays in the shop building a superior custom product below cost of the cookie cutter competitors.

Again, thanks for the insight. Michael.

[FossilMan]

Still playing with the idea of a bracket and doing some planning ahead. If I'm not mistaken, the set back for my motor Yam F150 is about 26 inches? I would like to keep it to a minimum. From playing around with the tilt, I can probably get away with 23 inches -- maybe a little less. Granted, it won't be completely tilted up, but is there any reason other than the obvious that might be a problem later on? The boat will not live in the water.

[FossilMan]

...these come to me while I am welding. has anyone left the transom open and put in a door? It would facilitate getting back into the boat from the platform....

[FossilMan]

anyone?

[gw204]

I've seen people leave the transom open and just stick a bracket on. Seems like a very bad idea to me...

There's there this:

http://www.seamark-marine.com/transom_conversion.html