Hard to tell in these pics (best I have on me) but the tanks started right in front of the fill caps and ran all the way to the stern and sat against the back wall of the transom and under the lip of the hull. I was able to put upholstery side panels that ran straight up and down to cover them up.
For the size of boat the ride was pretty nice I think having most your weight toward the back is a thousand times better than up front. All mine needed was a place diverter to get some trim out of it but never got that far.
I'll do some searching I know somewhere I have to have pics of the tanks with no interior in the boat.
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Thank you. I see above you mentioned 15g aluminum tanks in there. Interesting that a model year later, Wriedt switched to alum tanks away from fiberglass. Makes me wonder if whoever in your family ordered the boat made that special request when it was built. I know ours was bought off the lot in Norwalk, already completed/built. I grew up in this boat....I'm 46 now, so the "Brown Beaver" has been around a while.
Would you happen to remember if the tanks were round/spun or the more trapezoidal shape that I run across regularly? Also, were they glassed into the hull if you know? Your post is swaying me to trying this vs. replacing the bow tank. In rough water with a full tank of gas, it was a hard ride.
BTW, what was under the bow, nothing? Was there still a kick board closing the bow off or was it open on yours? Thanks a million for all the posts!
