[phatdaddy]

Thanks for the info. I think the problem might have been a bad vent hose. I noticed a strong fuel smell in the fish box and in the forward deck locker after I topped of the tank.(I cut a hole in the deck forward of the tank and installed a hatch to access the large wasted space between the cabin bulkhead and the tank cavity) I always expect the worst, but after pulling the tank cover i think the problem was a leaking vent hose. I really like this boat and have owned it for 14 years and plan on keeping it. I thought I would replace the tank as a sort of extreme preventitive maintenence. I have a friend who lives in Stuart and was at Marine Liquidaters, but they said they needed the actual measurements. He comes this way often and I thought if i could get a deal on one I would just have a stand-by. Thanks for the good input.