Congrats

We picked the boat and trailer up together off of the flatbed using two marina fork lifts.

This boat was just destined to have 500EFI's in it!

Pulled these out of another boat that I bought, going to freshen up the top ends and put them in the Gladiator.

Thanks for the update. Love this boat, so wish I could've bought it. Feel free to keep us all updated.

Had a great season on the Chesapeake Bay with the Team Virgin Gladiator. Made it out to all the poker runs in the area. It's in the shop now getting started on some winter love. We all know that the bladder tanks only have a shelf life of so many years so I decided to change them out before they give me a major problem. Luckily the floor on the boat is removable so the job is pretty simple. I do not have the floor completely out yet but my plan is to put aluminum tanks back in the boat unless I see any reason not to.

my tanks got made in NY, very nice went a little thicker for longevity, let me know if you need the maker.

Curious... Did you notice if the tanks had been done before or what condition were they in when you pulled them?

They are Fuel Safe tanks with a manufacturing date of August 2007 so yes they have been replaced before.

What is the advantage of bladder tanks over stainless steel?

For a pleasure boat nothing really. Aluminum is the norm for boat builders. Bladder tanks are less likely to crack during harsh race conditions, plus they make it easier to move the tanks around if need be to get the weight right while dialing in a boat. Still many race boats use aluminum tanks without any problems. Aluminum tanks usually last decades in pleasure boats, bladder tanks should be replaced every couple years. These seemed to have held up very well though.