A handsaw works good around the edges to help break the seal. In the 18 Fisherman i pulled the tank from i used one strap choked on the filler neck and the other end stuck thru the sending unit opening with a jack handle in the loop. When i lifted up i was using a 3200# Warn winch chained to the garage rafters. You might need two 2x4s turned on their edges to lift from. If you have a small bottle jack you can use a BIG ratchet strap going over your 2x4s from each end of the tank. You have to block one end of your 2x4s up on the gunnel the height of your jack. Then put the jack on the other gunnel and tighten the ratchet strap down tight. Then jack up on your jack. There are tons of ways to do it depending on what you have in your arsenal.
RWilson, i had a half inch on each end of the tank. I really couldnot get the foam out. I did not want to **** the tank and jam it. So thats why i suggested lifting both ends. If you got an inch or so then go for it! Try lifting one end first.
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1983 V-20 capsized. . . . in the garage.
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