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After 15 years of being without a boat I have made the jump back into the water with what I had always had my eye on. I would rather not have the 40 Johnson (1998) with a separate oil tank (to much weight) but there it is and the boat absolutely flies, almost scary fast. Being a piddler there are several things that I would like to change. A biggee for me is the fuel tank. I would rather have a tank underneath one of the seats and am looking for a good recommendation/source for one. In the image I placed the portable in front of the rear seat for weight distribution. Also there are quite a few fine cracks in the gel coat that (until next winter when I plan on refinishing the hull) I am wondering whether or not it would be worth it to fill in/polish the cracks. Being 35+ years old I think the boat is in remarkedly good shape with a world of piddling to bring it into pristine shape.