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This is a great topic and I think most of us have seen the same or similar issues with our 80's Outrages. I am no Boston Whaler expert but I have been trying to figure out where the water in my fuel compartment has been coming from as it sounds like allot of other people have been trying also. I am absolutely sure that that is not where the water is coming from on my boat. I trailer my boat and it is covered all the time when it is out of the water. I do not get water in the boat or at least not the amounts that I have both bilge pumped from it and sponged out from the fuel tank compartment. As I stated in another post I am just about positive that my water is coming from the anchor compartment drain tube having a bad O ring. I caulked it as a temporary fix and it was working but the caulk was scraped on something this weekend and now the water is back. I am going to replace the brass drain tube and O rings this week or as soon as Sue at Twin Cities marine can ship it to me and hopefully this will be the final solution. I will have my fingers crossed. I am open to listening to all other theories on this subject and I will be actively working to resolve this problem as i would love to not have water in there and also have a clear view of my fuel gauge.
Chris