Stringers and fuel tank placement

[Mitch Inverarity]

hey everyone just scored a 17.5 double eagle! floor was rotten as well as the stringers got everything cleaned up finally. When i took it apart i realized that they were not original. got a moller 27 gal tank to go under the floor. looking for advise on how far forward or back to frame it in! any advise would be great as in new to this!

 

[adrian1991]

I had a 17 foot hourston with a 75hp mercury 4 stroke off the back, it had a triangular bow tank all the way to the front, you'll spend most of your time at the back of the boat with your buddys and with kicker batterrys cooler and beer the more weight to the bow the beter to keep it from being stern heavy if you ever decide to put a 4 stroke on there

 

[Mitch Inverarity]

I had a 17 foot hourston with a 75hp mercury 4 stroke off the back, it had a triangular bow tank all the way to the front, you'll spend most of your time at the back of the boat with your buddys and with kicker batterrys cooler and beer the more weight to the bow the beter to keep it from being stern heavy if you ever decide to put a 4 stroke on there

Thanks i kinda thought so but i havent had this boat on the water yet to see how it rides! thanks again!

 

[Oly1]

Thanks i kinda thought so but i havent had this boat on the water yet to see how it rides! thanks again!

Take lots of pictures and keep us posted on the progress. Love seeing these restore projects. Where did you get the gas tank from?

Oly

 

[Mitch Inverarity]

Take lots of pictures and keep us posted on the progress. Love seeing these restore projects. Where did you get the gas tank from?

Oly

just online marine outfitters

 

[EZZ70]

Hey Mitch, that is a nice find, looks like you are well on your way into this project as Oly mentioned, take lots of pics and keep progress going can't wait to see the final. Take care!

 

[Mitch Inverarity]

does anyone have the orignal stringer layout so i can put somthing similar back in

 

[Oly1]

What do you want to know. I still have the floor on mine but have some access to get some measurements. I will be taking the floor off and redoing the stringers as well, just not right now.

Oly

 

[Mitch Inverarity]

just like to know how many were in there. as well as dimensions would be great. mine had 4 2x6 and that was it which seemed kinda strange

 

[casper5280]

Stringers usually ride right on the chines and tops of stringers level across to where the gunnels meet bottom of hull

 

[Mitch Inverarity]

the last ones were not even close! and they had a center 2x2 running down the middle is that common