Thread: Bad Fuel Tanks
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Old 09-01-2016, 12:39 PM   #12
sean9c
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Cutting holes in the topsides to take the tanks out makes no sense. You'll spend more time patching, fairing, gelcoating or painting the topsides than you would on the rest of the project combined. Cutting holes in the bottom makes less sense. Never actually looked at it but I'd be surprised if you could get the tanks out through holes in the deck. Besides that rebuilding the decks after would be a project. Pull the engine, cut the old tanks up if you have to to get them out. Then size new tanks that you can fit in.
While headed down the slippery slope of repairing TT's while the engine is out look at you engine stringers. Seen a lot of rotten ones.
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