Gas tanks bolted thru hull??

« **on:** March 26, 2014, 10:04:46 AM »

Was working on the boat on Mon and happened to notice the gas tank straps are bolted thru the bottom of the hull, is that normal?!?!

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« **Reply #1 on:** March 26, 2014, 10:28:57 AM »

Normal?...ah, No
Unusual?... again, no
Seen a foot throttle with carriage bolts, too

Dan'l

« **Reply #2 on:** March 26, 2014, 10:43:12 AM »

Aside from the possibility that it leaks (haven't had it in the water as of yet) will the bolt heads affect the handling in any way?

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« **Reply #3 on:** March 26, 2014, 10:53:04 AM »

Carriage bolts?
How far forward? 5' from transom, or 1' from transom
If they are out of the water at speed, I wouldnt worry about it, as long as they dont leak

Dan'l

« **Reply #4 on:** March 26, 2014, 10:59:06 AM »

All I can see is the bolt head with some silicone looking sealant around it but I imagine they're carriage bolts... One tank on each side and each tank has 2 straps, one about 1' from the transom and one prob 4'

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« **Reply #5 on:** March 26, 2014, 11:00:12 AM »

My hondo had it's tanks bolted in the same way. I found an article a long time ago showing a different way to do it. Might be able to find it again later. I was told it was standard practice on some manufacturers

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« **Reply #6 on:** March 26, 2014, 11:41:00 AM »

Did you leave it that way or switch it?

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« **Reply #7 on:** March 26, 2014, 11:52:27 AM »

I glassed in mounts on inside with studs sticking out for the brackets to bolt too. Ill post some pics in a little of the way I did it

« **Reply #8 on:** March 26, 2014, 11:53:49 AM »

only 2 bolts? you need more bolts! you dont want your gas tanks to fall out!

« **Reply #9 on:** March 26, 2014, 12:21:39 PM »

Lmao!! There's 2 bolts per bracket and 2 brackets per tank... Thankfully it DOESN'T look like that!!

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« **Reply #10 on:** March 26, 2014, 12:22:15 PM »

« **Reply #11 on:** March 26, 2014, 12:30:51 PM »

This is the way I did it on my scorpion

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« **Reply #12 on:** March 26, 2014, 01:19:00 PM »

Left the hondo the way it was. I'm doing the new boat similar to how Sam did his scorpion

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« **Reply #13 on:** March 26, 2014, 03:06:15 PM »

My cousins brand new cp that was rigged by b1 has his tanks bolted through the hull like that.

« **Reply #14 on:** March 26, 2014, 03:25:09 PM »

yeah, bolting the tanks through the hull is common.

« **Reply #15 on:** March 26, 2014, 03:44:56 PM »

http://www.socaljetboats.com/hulls/saddle-tank-mounting/msg156748/#msg156748

Here is a link to the article of how to build some brackets.

« **Reply #16 on:** March 26, 2014, 06:24:23 PM »

My Hondo had through bolted brackets originally, and when I replaced the tanks I still went with through bolts.

« **Reply #17 on:** March 26, 2014, 07:11:22 PM »

That just seems like not the best way to do it. I'd rather fiberglass a bracket in than drill thru the hull.

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« **Reply #18 on:** March 26, 2014, 07:56:42 PM »

Thanks for the info guys!! You all kick ass! Sam, those look bad ass! For now I just want to get it running and get it on the water, I'll worry about re-doing it later

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