i am definitly gonna fix , i have a 3 year old daughter so no chances.
scott

Scott trust your nose !!!! I would have another set of eyes look at the problem. If the fuel tank is leaking , i believe the fuel tank compartment is seperate from the engine compartment, if the fuel tank is leaking you won't see it in the bilge.The foam in the fuel tank compartment is fuel resistant, but like anything sitting in fuel will absorb some of it.
Are all the connections to the fuel tank good including the vent hose ?
Good luck and keep us posted of your findings!
Brian

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yeah i ended up pulling tank (what a pain in the ass)found 3 gallons of fuel on floor under tank!!!! cleaned it all up and i am having a new tank made now.
scott

The fuel tank is not seperate from the engine compartment, it is accesable through the engine compartment

if you look you can see all the fill / vent fittings and fuel level sender

good luck I did the same two seasons ago, if you are replacing the fuel sender and are still using the VDO gauges make sure you buy the correct one because they don't use the industry standard in most cases

All the boats I have had have a bulk head between the engine compartment and the area the tank sits in. Although it is accessible, the bulkhead would stop the fuel from running back in the bilge unless there are wheep holes in that bulkhead.

Glad the leak was found, 3 gallons of fuel is a lot, and the scent would be strong. Plus the safety factor would be huge.

good point on the bulkhead, I misunderstood your comment

The last straw with my leak was 5-6 inches of fuel pooled up on the cuddy floor, lucky we made it back to the dock

So glad you pulled the tank. Think of the disaster you avoided. Did the leak come from the fitting or was the tank cracked?

tank was all pitted on bottom. most likely caused by poor intallation at factory. the foam they used held moisture against the tank. my new one should be ready next week.
scott

Scott Fuel tanks are pretty well made today, years ago I had a tank failure in a Magnum, there were welded baffles inside of the tank to keep fuel from sloshing back and forth. I had the tank fail from the stress of the tank moving. It metal fatigued the aluminum welds where the baffles were welded, I found a tiny crack on the bottom of the tank maybe 1/2" long, you could barely see it. We pressurized the tank at a very low pressure, with air and soaped the tank, Bingo there was the leak
Take your time doing the new installation. See what formula recommends now the tecknology is always changing.
Good luck keep us informed.
Brian

Our fuel smell was coming from the gasket on the sending unit . I hope this helps. :drink: