Portable Plastic Tank Hold-Down

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Capn Jack

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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. :smilep

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
 
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.
 
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. :roll:
 
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. :smilep Thanks Steve
 
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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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 :thup 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. :smilep
 
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. :thup

Charlie
 
Thanks Charlie, :thup
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
 
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