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I have filled my Outrage 22 twice now to what I thought was full, but every time I go back, the gas gauge, which is new and did read properly when installed, reads 3/4 of a tank and the boat smells of gas. 1/4 of a tank is about 20 gallons, so where the hell would all this gas go?
My biggest concern is that the gas could be eating the foam. Is this a possibility, or is the foam in a Whaler hull resistant to gasoline?
i had the similar problem last season. i broke down about a 1/4 mile out of my marina and took my boat to my mechanic the next day and he told me my motor was full of motor. i thought i just had a little bit of water in the fuel tank so i had it pumped out. soon after that we had a big thunderstorm and i had forgotten to remove the plug and the boat filled up with water and my tnk went from empty to full and from that i knew i had a hole in my tank. i pulled up the access plates and the whole fuel cavity reaked of gasoline. i then pulled up the tank and found the whole top of the tank pourous with one whole about the half of a size of a dime. i had a new tank put in this season(sprayed with 2 coats of epoxy) and i installed a sea star hydraulic steering system while the deck was up and had the plywood undrneath the deck replaced and glassed.
