Gas in the bilge

[fishingwithblue]

Originally Posted by whale

Well, after much thought I decided to go with the 40 gallon INCA tank that is on Ebay. I really never go far from my marina....10 miles at most. Considering the cost was so much less ($129 plus $60 shipping) it was hard to justify the hundreds extra for 20 more gallons that I really don't need. I ordered it and it arrived last week. Just waiting for some warm weather to install. Since it is shorter than the original I need to figure out how to stabilize it to keep it from moving around. Suggestions?

I also bought a replacement voltage gauge from the same seller for 10 bucks. The existing gauge was off such that when powered off (and disconnected) it read about 12 volts and when power was on it pegged to the max. The new one is identical and works fine.

Last season, none of the 4 small gauges worked (tach worked and warning alarms in it were fine) so my goal is to have all of them working. Some may consider some of them useless but since they are they I'd like to have them functioning. The tilt/trim gauge never moved and I found the arm on the sender was stuck down. After a few manual actuations, it was working fine and the gauge works. The water pressure gauge was not working at all....I am about to get one for cheap on Ebay. Last will be the fuel gauge. Maybe with a new sender that came with the tank, the gauge will work???

I'll post pics when I do the new tank install.

Did you ever get to install the INCA 40 tank? I just ordered the same one and wondered what your plan for reinstall was.

[whale]

Originally Posted by fishingwithblue

Did you ever get to install the INCA 40 tank? I just ordered the same one and wondered what your plan for reinstall was.

Yes, I just installed my tank this past weekend. I bought a rubber fatigue mat from Home Depot....borrowed that idea from a post by my neighbor Carl a while back. I then used some rubber hose cut into short lengths to wedge in along the sides Frankly just doing that made it pretty tight and it seemed like it would not move, but......I used some wood similar to what was originally on top of the tank to hold it down from the top and then I put on on the bow end. I left the gap at the bow end of the tank. I will try and post a picture this weekend.

For the removal, it was TOUGH. I spent much time cutting foam away but found the best tool was a long flexible handsaw. Then I set up a 4X4 across the gunwales and used a ratcheting tiedown to break the tank free from the foam (see pics earlier in this thread). Like you mentioned in your other post, the tank actually is slightly longer than the hole. I could lift one end most of the way (this is shown in the pics) out but about an inch would not clear. My neighbor helped and with a crowbar and 3 lb hammer we gradually got it to pop out.