How old are your gas tanks?

gumper · Post by **gumper** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:37 pm

MY boat made in 1970 has copper lines from the tanks to the fuel pumps and from the fuel pumps to the carbs. They seem to be original. No problems yet.
The boat yard where I keep my boat does allot of classic boat restorations. They make copper lines there I believe. My fuel tanks are the orginal tanks, 40 years old ( scary )

rbcool · Post by **rbcool** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:57 pm

Thats reasuring Larry, thanks.
I've mostly only seen copper on older trawlers with diesels.

Ron

adm1217 · Post by **adm1217** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 9:07 pm

My 75' f32 has copper lines all the way to the carbs. Just moved and topped it off for the start of the season yesterday and noticed the filler lines were badly rusted at least on 1 of the 4. Kind of afraid to check the tanks. BTW, Hammond IN marina had gas cheaper than most all gas stations we passed on the way to the marina... 3.94

pnmudge · Post by **pnmudge** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 1:57 am

RWS wrote:$10,000 ?

REALLY?

My BRAND NEW CERTIFIED 242 gal Aluminum tank was $1,706 in 2005.

RWS

Come on guys.... you know it's never JUST the project you started out with...just like it wasn't JUST the head gaskets my dad had done

the tanks (2) will be about $1500... but it's all in the labour... because the engines, v-drives and water tanks have to come out first....

and then once they're out.... oh, let's do a little of this, and let's get that done while we're at it..... it's always the "this and that" which runs up the bill.