smooth move Posted December 14, 2016 Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 has anyone done this? do you have cut line measurements? mine has something on the walls that i've done everything i can to get rid of and can't. i'm really thinking i'll have to take a saw to it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin-addict Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 can you explain better. something on walls ? before you start cutting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smooth move Posted December 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 couple years ago i was having bad ethanol problems. i was getting a redish residue out of the tank. it was clogging the filter. the walls and floor of the tank were coated with it. when it dried out it was a greyish color with a talc consistency. i cut a 4" x 10" hole in the top of my tank so i could reach into the tank with my arm and wipe the crap off the walls. i got most of it off, but it has returned after 2 more cleanings.. i think i'm to the point that the tank is contaminated too bad to clean completely. i'm thinking i need to replace the tank. i've done this before on a Mako i owned, but the Mako was designed where you could take console off and pull a plate to get to the tank. not so with a PF. the floor has to be cut out. i want to do this and use the cut out pc as a plate with a flange to replace over the hole. i need the measurements of the stringers and the deminsions of the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lap it Up Posted December 16, 2016 Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 Where are you located? I'd definitely try a professional tank cleaning company before I ever cut the floor. There are a couple really good guys in South Florida. They would get it clean. Never heard of someone pulling a tank for only sediment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin-addict Posted December 16, 2016 Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 11 hours ago, Lap it Up said: Where are you located? I'd definitely try a professional tank cleaning company before I ever cut the floor. There are a couple really good guys in South Florida. They would get it clean. Never heard of someone pulling a tank for only sediment. exactly. what have you been using to clean it with. use BIOBOUR in your fuel to prevent growth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smooth move Posted December 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 6 hours ago, fin-addict said: exactly. what have you been using to clean it with. use BIOBOUR in your fuel to prevent growth. i also use Biobore(?sp). i'm in galveston, tx. i can literally reach into the tank and wipe the sides down by hand and the stuff comes back. i'm thinking it's some kind of reaction between the tank and the ethanol fuel. the only non ethanol fuel around here is $10 a gal. so that's out of the question. i put a new engine on the boat last year and i'm changing filters every 50 or 60 gal. i wish i could find another solution, but i've been fighting this so long, that i'm ready to cut the tank out and replace it with a smaller one. i don't need a 60 gal tank. a thirty would be fine with me. my neighbors have the same boat as me and buy fuel the same place, they also keep their boat in slings over the water and don't have the problems i'm having. i have no problem doing this job, i just need the measurements. if i can't reuse the plug i cut out, i'll have to make a hatch type cover to replace it. i've even thought of only removing as much of the tank as i need to reinstall a smaller one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin-addict Posted December 16, 2016 Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 very strange!!!!!, I would still call a cleaner and ask if he knows anything about this problem before cutting anything. jmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawgfan Posted December 16, 2016 Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 I just read this article. http://www.iboats.com/basics/ethanol_fuels.html I've never had any issues from Ethanol, (maybe I'm just lucky), but I use Stay-Bil Marine religiously as well as the Yamaha "Ring Free Plus". I put the recommended amount of each in every tank full of fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smooth move Posted December 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 while i'm down there, any tricks to running new wire to the bow lights. i've tried to push a snake thru there several times with no luck. looks like the stock wire ran right along the keel, but the snake won't make the trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamaskeet Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 34 minutes ago, smooth move said: while i'm down there, any tricks to running new wire to the bow lights. i've tried to push a snake thru there several times with no luck. looks like the stock wire ran right along the keel, but the snake won't make the trip. You could easily run a wire to the starboard front locker and then run the wire under the gunnel to the bow lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smooth move Posted December 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 14 hours ago, Bamaskeet said: You could easily run a wire to the starboard front locker and then run the wire under the gunnel to the bow lights. great idea. i was trying to run the snake around the locker with no success. i think you're right. run it to the locker, then thru the gunnel. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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