Skater Fuel Tanks

[ar15meister]

How do you figure out if the fuel tanks on a Skater need to be redone? Is there a way to check them without an invasive procedure?

How much does it cost to redo them?

Thanks in advance.

[Rush]

I would call Skater.

[glassdave]

If they havent been done they most likely will for safety reasons. Its more a cause of fuel that's available these days as opposed to when it was built. Have it surveyed and inform the tech of the potential of that problem. Invasive is still the best way. I just did about a dozen core holes in a 36 Skater i have in the shop to determine the condition overall. You could have five to eight grand on up in just the tanks pretty easy. If they have leaked into the core it could get pretty ugly. I put a set of aluminum tanks in this one, problem solved.

[ar15meister]

thanks glassdave.

[baronmarine]

get a hold of art aka offshoreginger on this site. he worked for skater and does that type of work.

todd

[glh]

stainless just got his done at Skater drop him a line/

It's a Skater Nation! So they tell me....

[runninhotracing]

It's a Skater Nation! So they tell me....

See BIG Daddy now your catchin on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ROCK ON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ITS A SKATER NATION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Steve 1]

Glass Dave or Ginger he Worked at Skater. and here is a thread on it he is doing on another site.

http://www.performanceboats.com/html...ad.php?t=51045

[glh]

See BIG Daddy now your catchin on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ROCK ON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ITS A SKATER NATION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think I only have to write this another 48 times to fulfill my engagement to Jim and PBam for giving me charity in Key West....


It cuts me man.... It cuts me deep!


It's a Skater Nation!





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[GENERAL LEE]

I had mine done last Winter by Skater, and paid about $6k if I recall. It's a flat rate depending on the model you have, and depending on if it's already destroyed the tank. There was nothing wrong with mine going in, but since I already had it up there, I figured I'd go ahead & get it knocked out while I was having various other stuff done.

You can tell if the boat may need them done by checking the fuel in your fuel filters. If they are getting soft, the fuel will have a white material in it. My boat has always ran race fuel, which does not contain ethanol, or any other additives that could compromise the tank. If you've been running 87-89oct pump gas in the last 5 years or so, you might check them out. As it's been explained to me, 91oct & above doesn't contain ethanol?

Hope that helps a little.

[MarylandMark]

As it's been explained to me, 91oct & above doesn't contain ethanol.

It does or better way to say it is that it can. My outboards don't like ethanol at all and there aren't any stations that sell non-ethanol fuel in my area.

[runninhotracing]

[QUOTE=glh;383006]I think I only have to write this another 48 times to fulfill my engagement to Jim and PBam for giving me charity in Key West....


It cuts me man.... It cuts me deep!


It's a Skater Nation!


Oh Yeah heard Pwam gave you more then charity BIG Daddy :

now on with it B!@tch




ROCK ON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ITS A SKATER NATION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[glh]

...As it's been explained to me, 91oct & above doesn't contain ethanol?

Are your sure about that Brandon?

Never heard that, we fuel DOI at a specific place without ethanol in the fuel here in Burlington and have never fueled it anywhere else, even doing PR's but I have never heard that ethanol thing on 91+ gas.

[glh]

Ohh yah sorry...





It's a Skater Nation....

[runninhotracing]

Its in all our 93 octane around here pumps are marked plain as day 10% ,may depend on what state and how much Corn the govt has to buy from the farmerz



Back to the tanks Meister would'nt sweat the load ,if they truly need to be done SKATER can do it and when they did ours they made it look like a walk in the park ...



ROCK ON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ITS A SKATER NATION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Wrinkleface]

Didn't Chris w/ that Bad Azz 40 blue/silver & the 1500 Sterlings have a bunch of issues because of tank stuff?????

[Joe]

stainless just got his done at Skater drop him a line/

It's a Skater Nation! So they tell me....

heeeeey, one long weekend trip in Miami and KW is all you apparently needed!!!! i knew you'd come around, gl.


joe

[Joe]

It does or better way to say it is that it can. My outboards don't like ethanol at all and there aren't any stations that sell non-ethanol fuel in my area.

i only run non-eth or valve tech (sp?) fuel in my center console w/ 300 verado's, and change the fuel filters every 25 hours. they tell me it's very hard on the 'floats?????'


joe

[Joe]

Didn't Chris w/ that Bad Azz 40 blue/silver & the 1500 Sterlings have a bunch of issues because of tank stuff?????

it wasn't due to ethanol..... however, i will say this ------ i personally saw a 'peanut' come out of one of the filters..... seriously!!!!!

on mine, the tops/cap (or whatever it's called) wasn't sealed well on my tanks, and chris' had a similar problem. not a big deal.. easy fix...


joe

[Joe]

gl, what nation is it again???????