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On 18 May 2004 19:28:24 GMT, (Gould 0738) wrote:

How do you plan to use the boat? Many trawlers have a lot more fuel capacity
than they need. A boater running 75 hours a year has too much fuel on board
with 450-500 gallons, yet you run into these situations all the time.

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The boat has a pair of 500 gallon tanks, both rusted out at the top.
I plan to use the boat way more than 75 hours a year, probably living
aboard and cruising it for 5 or 6 months of the year after I retire.
Long range at a semblance of economy was one of the attractions of the
GB 49 versus a Hatt 53.

There's a ton of information on the web about replacing tanks, and
quite a few different options. Cutting holes and reglassing is not
way up on my list of favorites however. One of the issues now is who
does the repair and when. If I had my druthers I'd like to set up an
escrow account with the sellers $$$s, do the deal, and pay for repairs
with the escrow funds. It may be sticky getting insurance however
with defective tanks on the survey. If I push the deal out waiting
for repairs, there is a big risk of interest rates taking off in a big
way. There already up almost 1/2 a percent in the last month.