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1989 Montauk 17 gas tank question
Joe Kriz	#21  Posted on 05/02/15 - 12:18 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11434 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	I can't figure out which tank you put in?
action	#22  Posted on 05/02/15 - 2:17 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 208 Comments: 2 Joined: 01/03/15	I ended up installing the Moeller 22 gallon made for the Montauk that I bought used from a member here. It fit fine once I removed the wooden frame mentioned earlier. I fastened it to the deck with the Moeller metal straps (which are actually aluminum) using #12 1 1/4" stainless screws.
WRufus	#23  Posted on 05/02/15 - 7:00 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 73 Comments: 1 Joined: 01/15/13	action wrote: The wood was fastened to the deck with 3" #10 screws. From what I see in the wood locating drawings available here, the plywood under the deck is only 1/2" thick. I think i'm going to use 1 1/4" long #12 screws to fasten the hold down brackets. Nice work - did you put anything under the tank or do you have it right on the deck? 1989 Montauk 17' w/ F70 Yamaha
action	#24  Posted on 05/03/15 - 3:51 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 208 Comments: 2 Joined: 01/03/15	I put it right on the deck.
action	#25  Posted on 05/03/15 - 4:15 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 208 Comments: 2 Joined: 01/03/15	Here is a couple of photos. One shows the wooden frame I had to remove. There are a couple of the fuel tank. The GPS odometer said we ran 21 miles fishing today near Ocean City, NJ and the ETEC 90 burned a shade over 4 gallons. https://www.dropbox.com/s/jpd7xphom76...t.jpg?dl=0
WRufus	#26  Posted on 05/12/15 - 6:41 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 73 Comments: 1 Joined: 01/15/13	Does anyone know if Dri-Dek under the moeller 22G white topside tank will work with the moeller permanent fuel tank hold down kit? If the tank is on the deck using the hold down kit, the aluminium brackets have some extra wiggle room, height wise, but im wondering if its enough to accommodate Dri-Dek. Has anyone done this set up? If so, do you have any pics to share? Thanks Edited by WRufus on 05/12/15 - 6:42 PM 1989 Montauk 17' w/ F70 Yamaha
action	#27  Posted on 05/13/15 - 3:25 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 208 Comments: 2 Joined: 01/03/15	I don't know how thick it is but I just put a Moeller 22 right on the deck. The aluminum clamps they sell for that tank did not really hold it down tight. I ended up cutting some 1/2 pieces tygon tubing and using it as a cushion under the lips of the clamps. That worked well for me.
WRufus	#28  Posted on 05/14/15 - 5:33 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 73 Comments: 1 Joined: 01/15/13	Thanks action - that is good to know and helpful. I am still curious to know if anyone is using Dri-Dek under the moeller 22G white topside tank with the moeller permanent fuel tank hold down kit? Does it fit? I don't have any dri-dek kicking around to test it out. Thanks 1989 Montauk 17' w/ F70 Yamaha
action	#29  Posted on 05/15/15 - 6:13 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 208 Comments: 2 Joined: 01/03/15	Looking online it seems the Dri-Dek is 9/16" thick. If that is the case, the brackets may not fit. I saw somewhere that someone used some sort of kitchen mat they got from Home Depot. That sounds like a good option.
wing15601	#30  Posted on 05/16/15 - 6:18 AM
Member Posts: 699 Comments: 0 Joined: 07/14/12	I wonder how those little points of contact on the Dri-Dek would affect the bottom of the tank. On the other hand I have a 10 gallon bait tank on a piece of Dri-Dek and it works fine. On the third hand if the little points of contact would wear a hole in the bait tank, the water leaking out won't explode. On the fourth hand, the polyethylene material used for the tank is probably harder than the Dri-Dek material and there wouldn't be any movement anyway. The Dri-Dek is about a half inch thick so make sure you have the room and won't block the fuel fill cap removal. I winter in Ft. Myers and summer in St. Joseph, Michigan. It’s now about 12 years since I’ve joined this group. I gave my 1972 whaler to my daughter and sold the 17’. Bought an O’Day 28 sailboat and sailed on Lake Michigan. Yesterday I bought a 2005 130 Sport.
action	#31  Posted on 05/16/15 - 11:51 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 208 Comments: 2 Joined: 01/03/15	You can see my tank installation on my personal page. There is plenty of room above. Plus, I can fill it without even tilting my RPS forward.