quest4reds Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 Looking for information on RF fuel tanks, both material of construction and location by model year. I checked out the Hewes information page but none of the owners manuals will open for me. 1. In what year did Hewes move the fuel tank to the front for weight distribution? 2. Are all of the fuel tanks made of Aluminum? If not, what year did they make that switch and what is the new material? For what its worth, I am trying to learn more about a 2006 RF 18' to prepare to have a pre-sale marine survey done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quest4reds Posted January 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 Anybody have a good idea where I could find this information? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulligan Posted January 15, 2020 Report Share Posted January 15, 2020 I have had two Hewes both with aluminium tanks, 1997 and 2005. I could be wrong but i think the tanks got moved up when the deck layout changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quest4reds Posted January 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2020 4 hours ago, mulligan said: i think the tanks got moved up when the deck layout changed. Which was in 20**??? I vaguely remember hearing something about 2013 being the year Hewes moved the fuel tank to the front for better weight distribution, but my memory is not so good any more so I was hoping one of the Hewes experts on here would know the answer. And if Hewes ever started using Poly tanks or have they always used aluminum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuddyBottomBluz Posted January 15, 2020 Report Share Posted January 15, 2020 The fuel tanks have always been up front. Now if you want to know what year they went from above deck to below deck is a different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quest4reds Posted January 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2020 37 minutes ago, MuddyBottomBluz said: The fuel tanks have always been up front. Now if you want to know what year they went from above deck to below deck is a different? Ok if they have always been in front, then what I am interested in is the above vs below deck placement as this makes a big difference in the cost to repair/replace the tank right? Assuming the below deck placement is much more complicated to fix and therefore more expensive, when did they change the tank to an above deck placement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuddyBottomBluz Posted January 15, 2020 Report Share Posted January 15, 2020 I believe it was early 2000's they went from above to below, exact year I do not know. So to answer your one question; above deck fuel tank very cheap and easy to repair/replace, downside the boat will be much older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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