What year did the bigger gas tank happen?

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by Golfer22

I had a 75 or 76 which I got from a friend in 79 and ran until 85 when I sold it for what I had paid for it. It was so long ago that the boat had a head in that flushed straight to the ocean, no holding tank. It had the saddle tanks which held about 15 gals each as I recall. I'm looking at an 85 right now from the guy who bought it new and it has the 60 gal tank built into the hull. When did they make this change and are there any worry's with this tank? Thanks for the help.

Golfer, I had a '74 that came w/2-20 gal saddle-tanks...I never ran it that way, but pulled them and installed twin 40s under seat boxes...worked well from '99 to '10 when I sold it...

Wellcraft went to in floor belly tanks in '78 when they revamped the V20 to include a self-bailing deck...at first it was a 40 gal tank, but soon went to a 60 gal, which is what your '85 has in it, unless PO changed it...about the only issues discussed here have been soft decks over the tank due to core water intrusion...as far as the tanks themselves, every now and then somebody has to replace one due to pin-hole corrosion, but I haven't noticed any rampant repeat problems...sea trial that boat before you commit...good advice w/any boat purchase...used or new...

Post some pics here if you can...