Fuel tank placement?

I am sure you are correct. BUT. My boat and Capt. Chris's are one of a kind, being done by the seat of our pants, by do it ourselves. In the height department, we know our boats are going to float like corks, due to the much lighter new engines. We will both probably double tank capacity around the COB. If you have to add weight, make it usefull.

[freeagent]

The first thing you need to do is to turn the dimensions of your tank into feet.

Thus: 48" becomes 4ft, 60" becomes 5ft, and 20" becomes 1.67ft.

The next thing you do calculate the various 'sides' of the tank. There will be six.

They are as follows:

4ft * 5ft = 20sft, for your top and bottom which means 40sft*2or40.00sft,
4ft * 1.67ft = 6.68sft for each end and you have two of those or 13.36sft,
and 5ft * 1.67ft = 8.35sft for each end and you have two at 16.70sft
Now add this all together and you get 70.06sft
for your total tank surface area, but we're not done yet.

Bob you like to make things complicated don't you?

the calculation is quite elementary. you take for instance in this case 60" times 48" that equals 2,880 square inches for the top and bottom each then you times that by 2 that equals 5,760 square inches. Then you take your hight of 20" times the length of 60" wich equals 1,200 square inches each side multiply by 2 wich equals 2,400 square inches. Finaly you take the height of 20" once again and mutiply the 20" by the width of 48" wich equals 960 Square inches then again you multply by 2 and get 1,920" total for the width sides and add the 3 #s together to get 10,080 SQ. inches total! take the grand total and multiply by .0187 (the square inch weight of 3/16" thick aluminum distributer standard means of calculation of metal weight and pricing!) and you get an acurate 188.496 lbs.

I also doubt that there are any baffles in this small of a tank and really doubt that any liquid at any speed that this boat is cabable of will ever burst a weld on a 3/16" tank!

sorry just my .o2 I really like things as simple as posible thats all different strokes for different folksQ

[freeagent]

I am sure you are correct. BUT. My boat and Capt. Chris's are one of a kind, being done by the seat of our pants, by do it ourselves. In the height department, we know our boats are going to float like corks, due to the much lighter new engines. We will both probably double tank capacity around the COB. If you have to add weight, make it usefull.

yeah but you are gambling with alot of money and a simple $100.00 model could save you thousands!

Good luck with your project!

I would love to use a model. But I can't afford her.

[Capt. Chris]

Thanks again for the info!!!! It's nice to be able to bounce this stuff of guys that actually know what I'm talking about! My buddies here just keep asking if it's finished yet and when can we go fishing(they have no conseption!!). I'm still working on get all my numbers together. I am trying to get the stringers all glasses in next week so the under deck gear can be laid out.
Thanks!!
Chris