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Lucas -

I owned a 1991 model for 7 years and now own a 1992.

Water in the fuel in not unheard of for several possible reasons:

- Ethanol blended fuel underwent phase-separation.
- Hole/degraded fuel fill or supply hose below deck
- Broken clamp in fuel line connection
- Hole in the aluminum under deck tank

Any of these are fixable.

The first 3 are DIY'able. We have Outrage 17 owners who can walk you through the steps.

If the main tank has a hole, it can be replaced. Note it is a bit expensive. ~$1000 USD.

Given this issue and that it was a CPD (Boston Whaler's commercial/government division is called Commercial Products Division) boat, a ballpark value of the boat is 5-7K USD assuming it has a trailer and the hull is in good shape.

I ran an external tank for a year. I installed a 6 gallon in place of the livewell and t'ed into the water separator.

You can run a 12-22 gallon tank under the RPS and run the fuel line up to the console and down the rigging tunnel under the floor.

Here are photos of the tank with the cover removed from my project album. The tank cavity is open to the bilge and can get water in. http://www.whalercentral.com/userphot...lbum_id=45