Portable Plastic Tank Hold-Down

Capn Jack · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:19 pm Post subject: Portable Plastic Tank Hold-Down

What's a good way to secure portable fuel tanks in a 16' Angler? I am reluctant to drill any holes in the deck under the motor well. Smile

The boat came with one 6gal steel and one 3gal steel just sitting in the stern(leaving rust marks). I'm going to replace these with two 6gal portable plastic tanks. Wink

lloyds · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:49 am Post subject:

Is there a reason you don't go to a 12 or 14 gallon tank? I have a 12 gallon and when I put an igloo ice chest under the motor well there is just enough room to put the portapotti. Nothing slides around. I also have some dri-deck on the floor so nothing can slide forward either.

Steve Grover · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:06 pm Post subject: hold down

The 14 gal. fuel tank on Gizmo is held down with 4 stainless eye (c-hooks) with bungees over the tank. The floor is fiberglass covering foam and with short broad screws, holds well. Rolling Eyes

Capn Jack · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:02 pm Post subject: Plastic Tanks

As the boat is new to me. With 40hp & 6hp motors my concerns are loading and balance. I'd concidered saddle tanks, but I don't need that kind of range. I've been using a 50hp, 13.5 Whaler and find that 12gals of fuel is more than enough for a day of fishing, or the ocasional side trip. I want to keep the cockpit clutter to a minimum so I'm using an 80qt. ice chest for a bait box/boarding step. If I need to extend my range I can throw in a 5gal jerry can for "Granny"gas. My main concern was not drilling any holes through the bottom of the boat. Smile

Thanks Steve

oldgrowth · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:44 pm Post subject:

Capn Jack - use some of that Shoe Goo you have and glue some 1"x1" sticks where you want the tank to fit. When I got my 16 it had plastic strips screwed into the deck where the gas tanks sat. I have since removed them and filled the holes, but they held the tanks in place.
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Dave

Capn Jack · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:09 pm Post subject: RE:Plastic Tanks

Thanks Dave, Wink

but I've already screwed some stainless loops to the deck and secured the tanks with those black rubber snubbers. I did use the Shoe Goo Thumbs Up

to secure a terminal strip for some future wiring changes. As you've already found, the bolts that secure the bow rail sure come in handy. I've attached a stainless loop to one of them and I'm putting another one below it on the deck (for a snubber) to hold crab pots against the hull. Smile

Captains Cat · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:27 am Post subject:

Jack, try putting down a separate sheet of fiberglassed plywood (or Starboard), not attached to anything and put the hold downs into it.... Idea

The weight of the tank should hold it down. Thumbs Up

Charlie

Capn Jack · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:53 am Post subject: Plastic Tanks

Thanks Charlie, Thumbs Up

That would help to keep them from sliding, but I feel securing them directly to the deck is the only positive way to hold things down when the water wrinkles. Wink

Jack