Fuel Tank Drawings

A couple of weeks ago I pulled the perforated, oil-covered fuel tank from the my bilge. Unfortunately, I was so wrapped up in generating another one of my craigslist success stories that I completely forgot to take  measurements for a replacement! I pinged the Grady-White customer service link on their web-site looking for tank drawings and received the response below on the same day. No big surprise from a company that builds great products.

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Hello Glenn,

Attached is a drawing of the 40 gallon aluminum fuel tank featured in the 1985 model 190.

If a tank fabricator is needed an option for you could be our current supplier Florida Marine Tanks. Should you like to contact them they can be reached by phone at 305-620-9030.
I hope this information will be helpful.

Best regards,
Eddie Rowe
Customer Relations
Grady-White Boats

Removing the Fuel Tank - Project ~ 15% Complete

Great day today.... the tank is out! After siphoning out another 10 gallons of fuel, I cobbled together a lift using two six foot pieces of rope and a couple of Joe's corn-hole 2x4s (thanks Joe). With one rope tied to the fill nipple and the other to the fitting at the opposite end of the tank I was able to lift it straight up through the narrow opening in the deck.

The rest of the afternoon was spent cleaning oil off the tank and scraping sludge from the bilge. What a mess!! The 10 gals of fuel and tank are on Craigslist and I already have 3 takers.

I also fixed the rub rail on the starboard side ahead of the helm and took some metal polish to the hand rail. I may need to take this off the boat to get at the rust stains that encircle each of the rub rail bases. My last big addition was the new bow roller. Nice touch.

Appalachian football games will consume the next couple of weekends. My next tasks will be to finish cleaning the scuz from the bilge and start wet sanding / buffing the hull. The trailer wiring harness also needs to be replaced as I am getting tired of debugging wiring issues ever time I move the boat!

UPDATE: 09/04: The tank and the gas cans are both gone! Thank you Craigslist.

Retrospective - Project ~12% Complete

The first challenge that I have is that it is football season. I don't expect to make a great deal of progress until after Thanksgiving. Below is a quick summary of my prior activities. I will fill some details later on. Browsing through my albums will give you a pretty good feeling for where I am.

• 08/16: Found the boat in the Charlotte Craigslist and settled on a price with Tony that same day.
• 08/18: Patti and I left the house at ~5am and drove to Charlotte. We met Tony at the storage lot and paid for the boat. It was a bit rough but pretty much what I expected.
• 08/18: We stayed with Jim and Jean. Jim and I adjusted the boat on the trailer, did a bit of hull buffing, and pulled off the registration decals.
• 08/18: Abby was the first passenger on the Grady. We took her out to dinner to celebrate.
• 08/19: Fixed a minor trailer light issue and brought the bought back to Richmond in a driving rain storm. We got pulled over on the way home.
• 08/20: Put the boat into storage. Created an add for the motor on Craigslist and sold it to Doug in about 10 minutes! I had about 9 responses in 30 minutes.
• 08/24: Doug came to get the motor. He pulled it off with his portable lift.
• 08/25: Took the boat to the house and started pulling the fuel tank. I also did some buffing and washed down the boat. I drained about 15gals of fuel from the tank but there may be another 10 gals in there.
• 08/26: Listed the fuel on Craigslist under free stuff. It took a few days to get rid of it.
• 08/27: Listed my biscuit joiner on Craigslist. I am going to use the $$ for a straight handle buffer.
• 08/29: The guy came to pick up my joiner and the other guy came to get the gas.
• 08/30: Patti added some of the 2-cycle gas in the mower...it died.
• 08/31: Drained the tank of the mower and cleaned the carb. There was a good cup of water in the fuel that I drained from the mower. Emailed the guy who took my fuel and gave him a heads-up.
• 09/01: First JMU / App football games. No work today. I will be sitting in Bridgeforth.