1st YEAR FLOOR TANKS?
 

What year did Wellcraft first install the fuel tank in floor AND did that hull have a full liner and flotation like more recent models...has anybody ever put a floor tank in a v-20 that originally had saddle tanks...tanks for the info

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Wish I could help ya with this one. I just don't know the answer.

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Man... I'm blown right outta my swivel chair...I figgered the 411 on floor tanks would come flyin' back at me so fast i'd have to DUCK! Was it late 70s...78-79...somebody gots to know!

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reel,
i have a 71 center console that i'm restoring, it has a full liner. the fuel tank was under the console. there was floation down the center from the bow to about 2 ft from the stern. i'm installing a belly tank. was told you must have the floatation, two reasons is safety, and structure to the hull. hope this helps.
ken

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75 cuddy with saddle bags.

But this is a I/O!!

I was told once, and I am not sure of this now so take with a grain of salt!

But in the cuddys with I/O had saddle bags because of the weight of the motor being to far forward. This way it equeled the weight .
In the outboard they put them in the floor to equel the weight of the motor off the back of the boat.

Is this ture ?? But sounds goo to me

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Yeah...mine's a ''74 cuddie OUTBOARD...came with saddles(does anybody need 'em?)...my old rude just died and i'm gonna repower w/150 Honda so won't need near the 80 gal capacity i built into this hull...thinkin' about finding newer hull w/ floor tank...if you ever thought about a Honda, now's a good time...4.49% financing thru 6-30 and Hondason has reduced prices to clear out their stock(according to two different dealers)...Happy trails an' good fishin'

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They went to an in deck mounted tank mid 1977 . That was the year that they raised the sides a couple of inches. That gave them more room below the deck .

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Thanks, Labii...I knew somebody here would know !!!When they made these changes, did they add liner and flotation?

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They added the liner at the same time . That allowed them to raise the deck for flotation and below deck fuel tank . I think the tank size has been at 60 gal. ever since. It would have been nice if they had continued the pre-78 console design on the C.C. . You would have 60gal. below deck and another 50+ in the console .

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Thanks Labii...that's just the info I was lookin' for...not ready just now, but thinkin' about makin' several payments on this new Honda, then upgrading hull to newer, in- floor fuel tank model...something to think about...