Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos

Posted by tonbab on 06/27/12 - 9:23 AM

I just bought an 1982 Montauk and it came with these 2 12 gal metal fuel tanks that I believe are original. They are made by the Tempo Products Company and they say that they are aluminized steel. The insides look pretty good but I wanted to know what I should do to them to make sure they are safe to run fuel through.

I also wanted to know if anyone knows where to get new caps for the tanks as the rubber gasket on the cap is dry rotted and cracked.

Any info would be appreciated and I am excited to be part of this community.

Thanks

Edited by Joe Kriz on 06/27/12 - 10:01 AM

Posted by Finnegan on 06/27/12 - 12:29 PM

I recently bought a Montauk that came with those tanks also.
Once I made sure they were claen inside, I removed the withdrawl fittings to make sure they were functioning, and had them body shop painted, complete with reproduction decals. Be sure the withdrawl fitting and fuel line fitting is properly sealed to avoid air leaks, and you should be good to go. If the fuel tank mats in the boat are in bad shape, you can buy new ones from Twin Cities.

Here are mine: See Next 4 photos also.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v42...ic0041.jpg

Incidentally, if you are running a pre-mix engine, I have found these tanks only hold 11.5 gallons once a qt of oil is added to the fuel.

You should be able to cut a new cap gasket from either cork or rubber sheeting.

Posted by Joe Kriz on 06/27/12 - 2:27 PM

2 12 gal metal fuel tanks that I believe are original. They are made by the Tempo Products Company

Those tanks are original and highly sought after by many people.

I had an original pair in my prior 1978 Montauk and never had any problems.

Edited by Joe Kriz on 06/27/12 - 2:59 PM

Posted by Finnegan on 06/27/12 - 3:47 PM

My tanks had a little bit of rust sediment in them, so I put a gallon of gasoline in one, rigged up a regular primer bulb with open ended hose on both ends, and pumped the gas (along with the sediment), through a fine mesh filter funnel, into the other tank. Did this back and forth between the tanks several times until all sediment was filtered out.

You can't use the withdrawl fittings on the tank because they have their own filter on the bottom pickup.