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Is it going to look too odd redoing the entire thing by replacing the 60 with the 80?
Or is that just too much aggravation? I'm always worried about only having a 40gal capability but too sorry to do anything about it.
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08-18-2012, 10:19 AM
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- The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but obtainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. Lucky Jack - .......The Surprise is not old; no one would call her old. She has a bluff bow, lovely lines. She's a fine seaboat: weatherly, stiff and fast, very fast, if she's well handled. No, she's not old; she's in her prime. 85' Wellcraft 20 Fisherman "Guale Girl" 1979 Alumnacraft 14 - STILL got holes in it 2006 WS Tarpon160f - "Mudd Butt"
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08-18-2012, 11:28 AM
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I am in the middle of trying to figure the same thing out. I think I am going to lean towards putting a 25-30 Gal plastic tank in the rear compartment in the cuddy. there is a place in the city that makes custom fuel tanks (sizes) I will get the right fit in the cuddy to reduce movement and they are foam filled. I will then run a sepreat hose into the filter housing and all should be good for the LONG run to the Holy grail of fishing grounds. It will help me keep the nose down a bit with out the use of the trim tabs on the way out ( I plan on using that tank first) then there should be no weigh issues in the wrong spot. Running out tihs year 10 Miles from shore and floating to up to Alaska was NOT fun
 and the fuel issue is now #1 on the to do list.
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08-18-2012, 08:08 PM
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when i had my v it had two saddle bag tanks, 20 gal each. but was a pain when one side was empty, then it would lean one way till i used some out of the other side.
when i converted from i/o to out board i added a 25 gal plastic tank were the i/o was, now i would just run from that tank and just fill the other ones if needed, it worked out great.
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08-18-2012, 08:52 PM
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That would be a LOT of gas...where ya planning to go?
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08-19-2012, 12:00 AM
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Its 80ish miles one way to the oil rigs. Not knowing the fuel consumption of the 2.5L 200 Merc, I want to overkill on the fuel capacity. I want a tank mounted in the belly where the livewell is now. But i would like to install it while the cap is off.
But I like Rednecks idea of using the in-floor compartment in the cuddy.  Tsubaki, I would have to raise the floor around the 82 gallon tank to make it fit. To me its too much work, plus I am building two fishbox, tackle storage, leaning post, and rocket launcher units, (one on each side). I will wait for a better fitting tank or while i have the cap off have one made. I really need to know the condition of my current 60 gallon tank first. I already have a 16hx12wx36L 27 gallon tank that i need to find a place for. If my current tank is in bad shape, I will probably have a 100 gallon belly tank built. If i get far enough in welding to feel confident in aluminum, I might just build my own.
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