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Post by fishnfool on Jun 11, 2021 9:40:07 GMT -5
Looks like my 2002 236 is due as well I called Sailfish, they only had records back for a 2004 236 and the tank manufacturer (still around and in Florida). He said that was a 130 gallon. My literature says 125 on the ‘02 They also had no info to offer on the cutting. He said he thought the helm has to come off (unless that tank is a funky design with some sort of extended step down, it doesn’t appear so). Looks like the leaning post for sure. I contacted the manufacturer. We shall see I found a glass guy who has done quite a few. Hopefully the tank doesn’t tank months (I suspect it will though) That sucks. Do you have a leak? Keep us posted on progress
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Post by captainb on Jun 11, 2021 13:56:23 GMT -5
ol Mucky sorry to hear that Hopefully you don’t loose the whole summer.My helm didn’t have to come off .I know different boats but apparently it can be leaned forward and not completely removed if access space is needed.
mine is finally done. I bet this becomes more of a topic on here in the coming years for those without Poly tanks
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Post by outtadblue on Jun 11, 2021 14:59:39 GMT -5
Dang mucky, sorry to hear. Maybe it won’t be too bad.
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Post by Ol Mucky on Jul 19, 2021 12:59:46 GMT -5
I called the tank manufacturer They said “we don’t have any of the tanks made, we have the schematics still and can make one, unfortunately we cannot make any one-off tanks right now. We cannot get persons to work.”
So they are busy, doing only their accountS. They didn’t even say “check back in a few weeks. A month, nothing.”
Looks like I’ve lost a summer.
I imagine I can cut the deck, measure or take it to another company to measure and make.
Honestly don’t want to deal with it right now.
Kinda sucks sailfish couldn’t offer any other guidance other than giving me the tank manufacturer.
Maybe they lost all employees that know anything But the schematics too?
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Post by fishnfool on Jul 19, 2021 13:44:59 GMT -5
I think that's pretty much lots of businesses in the marine field are seeing - lots of work/demand and not enough people to work. That sucks. Might want to get some recommendations for a boat restoration place where they can do it all - get a tank built, do the removal and the fiberglass/gelcoat work.
Did you try to see if your insurance would cover it?
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Post by Greg Briden on May 20, 2022 8:01:00 GMT -5
Hi all haven’t been on the site for a while but figured I’d post some info on a fuel tank replacement.The past 2 times I’ve used the boat after having the tank topped off I noticed strong gas smell coming from the interior of the console and even had some gas / water mix pump out through the bilge while fishing offshore.I chalked the first time up on the guys at the dry stack maybe overfilling or putting a gallon down a rod holder. I examined everything I could access hoses, sender and limited amount of the tank I could see with no obvious problems. My mechanic did the same thing and he concluded only way to be 100 percent safe was to remove the tank and examine / replace.The deck was cut and tank removed last week revealing a small hole near the top of the tank. I didn’t see it as tank was sent ou to a fabrication shop to be used as a template for the new tank. I guess better safe than burning alive offshore 20 miles.the good news is the tank wasn’t foamed in and was removed easily. The new tank will be epoxy coated with all new fuel lines and hopefully be done in 3 weeks.The bad news is the 180 gallons of fuel that had to be pumped out on my dime prior to the tank removal and the estimated 6k price tag.I didn’t find much info searching about a tank replacement on a sailfish so figured I’d share.
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Post by jerryk on May 21, 2022 15:43:43 GMT -5
Does anyone know the build history and when Sailfish used poly tanks versus aluminum? My 2017 275 DC has an aluminum tank but at least it is coated with a black tar-like substance. My surveyor liked it when he saw it was coated and he said many manufacturers don't do that...I think I would prefer poly but was happy to hear the surveyor's assessment.
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