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With the space you will have under the floor for a tank, you will not gain any fuel, you may be decreasing the amount?? depending on what you are able to get down there?
You may have to move bulk heads or build them? Not to mention redesigning the floor, as you now have floor storage that Will have to be removed.
Now you have lost valuable space to store fish, bumpers, ect ect..
All this will cost $$$ and for what?? To make a 30+ year old boat have less storage, less fuel, and for what? some gunnel space for a few rods.
There are kinds of things you can do to make rod storage! with out having to go thur so much trouble!!
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Ok, ok, ok...I give up!!!! Sort of... Let me clear a couple of things up. First off, "making room for the fishing poles was meant as an attempt at humor.. ;D Secondly, I'm not looking to go any bigger than 50 gallons (somewhere close to the capacity I have now is fine by me, even if it's a single 40 gallon tank) I saw a few 30 to 50 gallon tanks online that where shaped to fit in the belly and didn't seem to to be that tall or wide. And depending on where the bulkheads are located I might be able to keep the ONE floor storage compartment I have!
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Posted by: reelapeelin Posted on: Today at 4:06pm
Jeff...I talked to Wellcraft shortly after gettin' mine 6 yrs ago...the hull engineer I talked to said; "Do not try to put a belly tank in that hull."...my experience is that engineers generally know what they are talkin' about,
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Now that may pose a real problem. Did they give a reason, or just lead you to believe the belly on the older V20s was weaker than the newer ones? I may have a couple of engineers I can talk to here for more guidance (and for their entertainment) to see if I can get a little more detail.
I appreciate yall's input, as it's given me more things to look at before I dive in and buy a tank that wont fit or worse, cause safety issues. But I'm going to run with this ball a little longer and see where it goes. Just not willing to give up this easy....I'm kinda stubborn like that ;D
By the way, I'm going to post my pics tonight. I'm not sure how to get them in the gallery, and if I can't get them there I'll post them in a seperate thread.