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Does anyone have the drawings for the fuel tank in my 1987 20 foot outrage. Thanks.

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The OEM manufacturer, Florida Marine Tanks, in Henderson NC, does not release the specifications. They will fabricate a new tank to specs. Shipping will make it significantly more expensive than a local fabricator.
www.floridamarinetanks.com

Most owners have the fabricator use the existing tank as a template.

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I'm about to pull mine out. I tried reading specifitcations on the top, but it was too hard to read. I'll take all the measurements and send them to you if you'd like.

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I chatted with "floridamarinetanks" and nice fellows. They will do some customizing on the design. In the 80's vintage 22' Outrages (Revenges) the aluminum tanks have a center baffle and if you want to fuel polish down the road you need a minimum of a 2" access on both sides of the baffle. If you want better access you can have the engines fuel pick up hose on a 4" access plate. On my 22' 1979 Revenge the fuel filling tube is already on an access plate. It's a shame about the shipping......you know you are getting the correct item. I had talked with a fellow 22' Revenge owner here in northern CA and pretty much the same shipping for two tanks. Maybe a fellow club member in your area who is thinking about a new fuel tank. Does not need to be from the same model of Whaler. Just another owner reasonably close and split the cost. I think when I was looking aluminum, their cost with shipping was only $200/$300 more than one local fabricator I got a rough estimate from (and that included access plates).

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Yeah, that's too bad. I'd definitely go in on shipping with another member, but I'm located in Florida.

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I have had an aluminum tank repaired locally (Cape Cod) for reasonable money. Pull the tank, fill it with water and look for the leaks. They rot from the outside in, usually due to salt corrosion or abrasion from sand or movement. Inert the tank before welding or it may explode!

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The tank I replaced and two other tanks I've seen replaced all had leaks that worked from the inside to the outside, pretty much right at the rear in the "V" underneath the fuel pickup. Probably due to water or ethanol collecting at the lowest point in the tank.

My tank (1992 21 WA) had a coating on the outside that was pristine looking. The only evidence of a leak was a tiny wet spot from a tiny pinhole on the bottom rear of the tank. The fiberglass guy who replaced it (the deck had to be cut to remove it) verified that nearly every tank he's ever replaced had leaks that started from the inside of the tank.

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I pulled the tank out this weekend and haven’t seen any noticeable holes but I did have some fuel mixed with water under the tank. I plan on filling it with water to get a better idea. What a pain getting it out from the foam... Being that a more efficient 4 stroke will be replacing my old 2 stroke, I’m looking into getting a 60 gallon tank made instead of this stock 77 gallon tank.

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I wouldn't put in a smaller tank. I think it would hurt the resale value.

I had an Outrage 22 with an Etec 225. When running offshore, I was glad I put an additional 28 gallon tank in place of the rear water collection device (fishwell).

Even if you pressure test the tank, it could still be nearing failure if it's corroded close to all the way through from the inside. I would base my decision on how the boat was used its entire life. If it sat for long periods of time with little fuel usage, probably more likely to be corroded.

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Hey, i don't think significantly is more expensive now. Competition is now increasing for shipping which eventually helps us in doing our work in low cost.

The pricing for a boat hauling for a legal sized boat on trailer is $1.65 a mile. Open transport is around $2.50 a mile which i think is not so much. I recently ship my boat with the help of citizenshipper boat shipping(navigate to site). I place my shipment there and within few minutes i got several bids for my work and i eventually choose the one with cheapest bid which help to transport my bass cat boat in lesser pricing

That's my point of view.

Cheers

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Jelf-

Shipping a fuel tank is not similar to shipping a boat. Freight haulers charge by weight and dimensions.

FMT also ships their tanks FOB.