SoCal Jet Boats
Tech Talk => Gelcoat / Paint / Fireberglass Repair => Topic started by: SoCalPSD on February 02, 2012, 08:54:14 AM
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The challenger hull I acquired had saddle tanks that are no longer in it. I have 2 13 gallon spun tanks with straps, how would I go about mounting them. I am assuming using ss carriage bolts that are counter sunk into a 2x4 with the threads pointing up and then glassing the 2x4 to the hull?
Fat fingered from the phone-Corey
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are the mounts for the old tanks there still, if so try to use those. other wise yah attach a couple of 2x4s to the stringers glass them down and you can attach the tank mounts to them a # of diff ways.
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are the mounts for the old tanks there still, if so try to use those. other wise yah attach a couple of 2x4s to the stringers glass them down and you can attach the tank mounts to them a # of diff ways.
Im pretty sure it had glass saddle tanks so there's no mounting points.
Fat fingered from the phone-Corey
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if you check the thread just below this one i have the same boat and it still has the original fiberglass tanks. the way they made them was they made one thick piece of glass that runs across the sides of the hull and bonded a fiberglass tub to that then glassed the tanks in at the bottom three sides. if i take my tanks out i am leaving that thick piece and the 2 ends and having aluminum tanks made to fit between that so it will keep the tanks located and have something to mount them too. would like to see some pics of your challenger.
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Fat fingered from the phone-Corey
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very cool what year is yours and what are your plans as far as power and jet.
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http://www.socaljetboats.com/hulls/saddle-tank-mounting/msg156748/#msg156748 (http://www.socaljetboats.com/hulls/saddle-tank-mounting/msg156748/#msg156748)
Here's a thread from April 2011. I posted an article Hot Boat had about mounting saddle tanks.
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very cool what year is yours and what are your plans as far as power and jet.
its a 77 an power is gonna be a 402 bbc an a jacuzzi golden eagle pump.
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not to throw a wrench into the mix but maybe you whould want a bow tank???? my 74 kona came stock with one.i always liked the idea better .
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I Donno, never really thought bout it. Kinda wanted to keep it simple and moving the tank up front I would have to cut a hole and fill the two in the back. But it looks like my spun tanks wont fit
Fat fingered from the phone-Corey