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07-01-2011, 06:14 PM
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Gas tank repair/replacement
Does anyone have a recommendation for gas tank repair or replacement in the Clearwater/ St. Pete area? While I was out of town my boat developed a steady fuel leak and covered my buddies driveway in gas. I pulled out the fuel line and it looked good so I'm pretty sure its the tank. Its pretty sad because the boat is only 6 years old. I am going to attempt to take the tank out myself and have it repaired or if I have to, replace it. If you have done this before, any tips or recommendations would be appreciated.
      
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07-01-2011, 06:43 PM
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What type of boat do you have?
Could just be the anti-syphon fitting that broke, they can get heavily corroded and under the right circumstances break off.
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07-01-2011, 06:50 PM
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Its a 2005 Angler 204 Center Console. Where is the anti-syphon usually located?
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07-01-2011, 07:31 PM
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On top of the tank, it's the fitting your fuel line(hose) going out to the motor attaches to.
On that boat I believe you just unscrew the many screws and bring up the deck to access the tank. You will have to cut the sealer with a razor knife also. The sealer forms a bead around the deck piece. Last edited by KaoticFishing; 07-01-2011 at 07:41 PM.
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07-01-2011, 08:16 PM
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It seems pretty easy to get to the tank, I may have to move the T-top though. I'm not sure if the anti-syphon is the problem with it being on the top of the tank, as the fuel was leaking while it sat in the driveway. It was less than 3/4 full. There are access ports to the tank fuel lines and I could see no issues there. It looks like it will likely have to come out. Thanks for the replies Kaotic, I noticed you do boat repairs. Do you have a recommendation for a new tank? I would love to be back on the water before I deploy in August.
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07-01-2011, 11:53 PM
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seamount-mattson com aluminum tanks, Better than fiberglass, yours must have cracked, odd for such a short age of the boat.
They are located in Tampa Last edited by KaoticFishing; 07-02-2011 at 01:38 AM.
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07-02-2011, 08:43 AM
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