Fishorhunt
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I'm about to ask a question that may be so obvious to many that it's obsurd to even ask but, I honestly don't know.
Being that gasoline is lighter than water would a fuel tank that is secured to the boat serve as SOME flotation?
Here's the reason that I ask. I aquired a 1648 lowe big jon and I want a minimum of a 10 gallon fuel tank however, because of the space between the rear bench and transom coupled with the support brace and location of the drain plug neither of my 12 gallon fuel tanks will fit in that location. Being that I want to keep as much weight in the rear I have considered removing the bench and installing a fuel cell under it however, this will remove a substantial amount of the floation. I will be adding flotation under the floors and sides of the boat with or without removing that under the bench.
Thoughts??
Being that gasoline is lighter than water would a fuel tank that is secured to the boat serve as SOME flotation?
Here's the reason that I ask. I aquired a 1648 lowe big jon and I want a minimum of a 10 gallon fuel tank however, because of the space between the rear bench and transom coupled with the support brace and location of the drain plug neither of my 12 gallon fuel tanks will fit in that location. Being that I want to keep as much weight in the rear I have considered removing the bench and installing a fuel cell under it however, this will remove a substantial amount of the floation. I will be adding flotation under the floors and sides of the boat with or without removing that under the bench.
Thoughts??