Fuel Tanks
 

So I don't want to keep jacking up Art's thread but I'm curious what the rest of you guys have for tanks, and some basic measurements ?'s

I was thinking like 53-56's off the top of my foggy head the other night, but mine was just now crying "give me some attention" so I just checked and from the factory my boat has twin 59 galloners.. They measure 56" from the inside of the transom, and on the front end of things they measure 20" from the bulkhead on the entry of the cabin (cockpit side of the bulkhead & basically from the cabin door)

Since my cockpit is not normal size this seemed to be the most accurate way for me to get a simple common measurement for comparison..

I would love to hear what you guys have ? Twins & Singles..

I have twin tanks, labeled 63 gallons I believe each. They are mounted under the floor each side of center. I will measure next time I get over there, but I know they extend into the engine compartment just enough to get at them, and go forward past the inspection ports under the bolsters.

I didn't see Art's thread he posted a few months ago regarding tank placement until now, or else I would have just posted there.. But hey it's not as if we are flowing with action around here so all is well.. haha !!

Yeah Eric if you get a chance I would love to hear some measurements off the transom, ect.. My tanks are like most others are describing as being visible from the engine compartment, (maybe 4-6" orso) but my rear bulkhead is further forward than others so that reference point is no good & the reason I measured off the transom..

I also have "inspection ports" under my bolsters as well, but also have 2 in the cabin at the front of the tanks, but my cabin has 2 recessed coolers as you enter the cabin & that's where my 2 forward inspection ports are located, which may of may not apply to other boats ?? Anyways if we had a few measurements off the transom & a capacity them an educated gues would work form there as far as placement goes..

Btw: if my trailer axles are any idea of where the center of gravity was on my boat originally I'm guessing it was near the rear.. haha !!

hey it looks busy with more threads haha.I hope yours is going to be ok, meaning you won't need more weight out back. if so I got a new 88gal tank coming out it looks:eek:. I am going to put a tank in the cockpit floor, hope a 90 to 120 gals. but will pull the 88 out from the boat, so if I need to move the motor 6 or 8'' theres room to do it. or I am going to list my konrad in the classifieds, with the box tranny steering. if it sells leave my tank along and buy a imco scx. or max set up, and redo the transom again set the drive at 5 or 5 1/2'' since the bravo1s like it at 5 1/2''. I'll see what sells or not. I got two sets of steering and a full helm set up for sale, but no one comes threw with the money so. I'll keep one and keep my hp gimbal I have. 2 to 3grand to do the transom over. for what I have in this now, I could of bought a 04 31 sutphen with xr and 800hp. but it came in my price range after I bought the 572 in pieces and the konrad. if I was a beting man, I'd day with the tank up front tranny inside a small 8'' shaft slip joint to drive on box would be perfect. but saber didn't recall me saying the tranny was in the box. if he did he agrees with me now to put one in the floor. hell I am the g pig for konrad and saber. also was pmed to straighten out the bottom might help. I am going to ask 2 more builders I think might agree to do the bottom 1st. or that and tank up front. I just want this ***** to run, well it did 80 with k planes 3/4 down or more haha. and I still had some left nice hearing the whine at 5 gs. back to tanks so yours are one in front of another or side by side.

I love the trip trailers.

My factory tanks are side by side & under the floor between the stringers.. The tanks I fabbed are (2) 40 gal D-Shaped saddle tanks and are approx 4' long that will sit in the engine compartment..

My factory tanks are drained and capped off right now, but could be ready to use at any time..

So technicly I can carry 198 gal. incase I need to run to Cuba and back for anything.. :juco:

Great, I am hoping the best for you, since your boat was balance for two motors. now your going with one but, since your using the new tanks that should do the trick. MAN I just thought with my x being higher, the gas tank staying behind the seat would work.when it was out, there was so much more room. the boats being winterized by me tomorrow , I can't see going out sunday again . plus if I didn't need anymore surgeries and could work full time, this wouldn't bother me.I just found out my doc, that I wanted to use is still out on leave. so its use the hack that did my replacement or look for a new doc. the one that did my shoulder last winter only does that. and I am putting off doing my other shoulder, because going to the gym has lessen the pain to liveable. but the knees and back are unbearable even with percs. which is sad. and I have a trigger finger now WTF. its my middle finger:grinser010: course.:grinser010:. I am going to talk to bblades too, send him the px5 to see if he can help out. my herring prop slipped more than the max or px5, so thats up for sale. whats your plans for the winter? are you going to geter done:coolcowboy:. the two runs where I gave it some juice got me pumped. I regret selling the b1 drive and 2'' polished lower,I should of stayed with that,I am starting to think. but the konrad is real beefy looking up top. so its got to be stronger. oh with the guys with tanks in the floor sticking in the bilge, I have 3 bulkheads from the motor to the front of the back seat. I would cut one out and run the tank against the back seat but thats it. hope it leaves me a 100 gals. love the boat. wish I ordered a blank back in 1990,I think it was 18,000. no cabin, but had bolsters/ back seat/ steering. so a 454=500 to 575hp race motor was 10grand from my builder and my merc guy wanted I think 6 grand for a b1 drive /gimbal back then. wish I did it, even though the baja was a blast. but I did a lot of add ons to it. sorry for getting off track. so whats up. Artie:party-smiley-004:

I give you allot of credit for tackling your project while dealing with the pain issues you have .. I hope things get looking better for you..

Keep after the boat & you guys will figure it out..

Mine is only about 4yrs behind schedule & not trying to make excuses but allot has changed since I bought the boat an although we have been covered up here at the shop, expendable "boat money" is not what it used to be.. But as the ole saying goes "hindsight is always 20/20" and if I had known it was going to drag out this long the boat would have had 2 XR ITS's hanging off the back along with 2 sbc's under the hatch and been in the water 3yrs ago.. However I don't let that kind of stuff bother me and I believe the decisions I made at that time where the right one's, and I still stand by that today for a few reasons (even if that does sound like a contradiction).. If it were not for Eddie's help & friendship at YPM it wouldn't be as far along as it is and the engine would still be sitting on the stand.. I've had several other people help along the journey as well with stuff that may not have meant much to them at the time but meant a Ton to me, so needles to say the list will be long when it hits the water !!

On a more optimistic note my wife has an interview tuesday so we are hopping & praying for good news there..

I wish her well:coolcowboy:. I spent part of Thanksgiving Day in the hospital. I had two lumps under my arm from last month and a bite on my ribs a spider or tick. well I had this hugh red spot by wens, so they took me into the OR and the doc shot me up and cut two out, to test for mrsa. so I have open wounds and missed the whloe weekend. had them pull the drains or wicks out saturday. but while I was numb, I got to cut the turkey:grinser010:. I still have one left, but he thought it would go away with meds. my luck sux:evilb:. very painful with the wicks in, kind of like what I had 4th of july:eek:.my knee will fall off for xmass, keep us posted on your boat. Artie

I visited the old girl today and got some measurements. My tanks are appx. 43" from the inside of the transom. They are nested on each side of the center stringer and run all the way up to the bulkhead at the cabin entrance from what I could tell. They are appx 22 inches wide. Looks like they are completely glassed in on all sides, and based on how deep they set I would hazard a guess they are trapeziodal and are nested right down in the v of the hull.

Artie, I missed your post somehow... Sounded like an eventful thanksgiving weekend !!! hope your feeling better by now dude..

Eric Thanks for the measurement's bro & I have no doubt you enjoyed the trip visiting the ole gal !! I'm betting you even sat in the drivers bolster & nearly made noises..

So it looks as if my tanks are bout 13" forward of your boat, which makes seance.. Man as if keeping 80 gal full wasn't enough !! Maybe I'll fill my forward tanks 1/3 of the way full with water.. haha !!

Mine is sitting 25' away & I'm literally trying to find 2 days to work on it so I can send it a few hours west for a short stay... Been working on some cool-azz "boating related" projects in the past couple weeks so we'll see what happens in the next few, orso .. ;-)

I managed to get in some way past due Saber time over the weekend..:D:D
I basically just had several small things I wanted to get finished up before it left my hands for a little while..

Anyways all went well.. Here's a quick shot from today showing one of the saddle tanks, and how they will sit in the boat.. (They will of course be painted)

#^$%%&*** I just remembered Again that I need to renew my membership and that I cannot post pics here...

I can email the pic if somebody wants to post it for me

good to hear your working on it.TALKED to one of the glass guys, that races on here sunday. he agrees next step have the bottom rocker taken out. then run it with weight in the cabin again. if its getting better then Iwill put a new tank in the floor. also in feb going to send props to bret, to see if there stock or not. but I will not move the motor this year, that takes changing tail pipes= adding to them. a tranny change:eekdrop:, move old gas tank out and redo bulkhead.driveshaft. I will run it as is , then in the fall do the changes or sell the konrad and buy a imco with no box.:cartman: