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The tanks are 18" wide at the top and 16" wide on bottom. 10-1/2" and 6-1/2" high and 91" long. 55 gallons. They run from 6" in from of the transom to the back of the engine room bulkhead.

Tanks are in the holes. Next step is to repair the floors. Took off the top skins to remove the balsa. Sea Cast arrived via FedEx today. Ordered at 3 pm Thursday. So far that is great service. Going to try to get the plumbing and wiring done tomorrow.

New tanks with new fittings, valves and sending units are ready to drop in.

I have a Sportcraft 252 inboard. 5.7 merc and velvet drive transmission

Got both tanks out. Starboard tank has 4 holes. Port tank -can't see holes but it was completely dry and heavily corroded. Seacast is ordered and I pick up the replacement tanks on July 8. Got to get her finished for our July 30 trip. Good thing I retired in January.

Using Atlantic Coastal Welding in Bayville, NJ. I needed a tank for my small boat earlier this summer and ordered on a Monday and picked up the new tank on that Friday, Good job of making a beautiful tank. Now I need two bigger tanks. Ordered this morning and will pick them up on Friday July 8 after our annual trip over July 4 week to Chincoteague.Got to get them installed and the floor repaired before late July.

Got the first tank out - learned a lot. It will make the second tank removal easier. Three 1/8" diameter holes. New tanks will take6 days for fabrication. Need to have the boat ready for a trip to Point Breeze first week of August.

Location is south central PA near the Mason-Dixon Line.

By the way. I also found rotted balsa in the floor. I'm going to pour with Sea Cast.

Started digging out foam and I'm getting pound after pound of gas soaked foam. Should have the tank out in another couple hours of work. Then I can get accurate measurements and order the tanks. I'm going with Atlantic Coastal Welding for these tanks. They did a great job on the other tank and their delivery is one week after approval.

No lines leaking. After talking with the tank manufacturer and seeing all the wet foam, I am replacing both tanks. Started on the starboard side.

Can't believe I cut a hole in my boat to replace a gas tank.

Thanks. Something I did not know exists.

What a winter it was. First my small center console boat sprung a fuel leak. I removed the console and took up the deck section covering the tank. I discovered it to be severely corroded due to being imbedded in flotation foam when installed at the factory. I ordered a tank yesterday and will pick it up in New Jersey on Friday. It will keep me hopping to get the bot ready for our memorial weekend trip. Next I found a leak in the Sportcraft 252 inboard. I haven't even found out which of the two 55 gallon tanks the fuel is coming from. I If it is also a leaky tank is there anything I can do other that cutting the deck to get at it?