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Boat is off the market.

Boat is off the market.

Blue for sure. And if you were thirty years younger I would be too, and that would be a beautiful thing!

2003 40 HP Honda 4 Stroke, about 300 hours. 4 year old EZ Loader trailer with folding tongue and oil bath hubs.

Thanks Marty! OK, here is an update! 2003 40 HP Honda 4 Stroke, Approx 300 Hours, no kicker, 2 Batteries, one electric wiper, 2- 6 gallon gas tanks, swim platform with ladder, canvas top with camper side curtains, drop down canvas at rear of cabin, canvas windshield covers. Galvanized EZ loader...

2003 Cruiser in Excellent Condition Many Extras: Simrad Sounder and Navigation with Navionics Card, VHF Radio, Anchor Locker, Custom Cabinets, Custom removable cockpit seats with cushions, New Electric Panel, Electric Horn, Electric Wiper, House Battery, Propane Stove, Custom Swim Platform...

Excellent condition. Many extras. Please call 386 957 8409 for additional info. Pictures to follow. Jim Annett

Fred, Thanks for the area update. Need to get back up that way for a visit! Keep me posted on tank findings. I wonder if there is some solvent or cleaner that would get the odor out of the plastic on these tanks. I think I'll try to contact TEMPO. By the way, I think the trains are great. If I...

Fred, It has got to be the tanks. Like you we have no leaks at all. We are not vented externally though. I'm not going to store the boat with vents closed any more, that's for sure! We are going to try new tanks and not let them pressurize at all. I am more convinced every day that the plastic...

Yes, the vents were closed all the time except when running. Temp changes and resulting pressurization of the tanks appears to be the problem. We are getting new tanks and keeping them vented!

we are replacing the tanks! will keep vents open to avoid pressurization which we think caused the problem

I think our tanks are too far gone to dry out. And yes, the odor is really noticeable when closed in. We've considered tying a rope to them and letting them float out behind the boat a hundred feet or so when camping. Kind a figure this may not sit too well with the authorities though!

The tanks are history I'm convinced. Odors seem to permeate the plastic material especially under pressure.

I will surely avoid you at the gas dock and stay off I-5! Seriously though, thanks for your help. I will never close my vents again either, I am convinced that the tank walls were contaminated during a pressure cycle. I guess we're lucky our tanks never ruptured in the Florida sun!

Wow, I see we're not alone! Thank all of you for your feedback. Our tanks have undergone quite a few temperature swings with the vents closed with the resulting expansion and contraction. It seems as though the plastic that the tanks are made of may be permeable. When subjected to high internal...