Checkmates NEW 40 footer

[ndaniels]

I was thinking saddle tanks are any tank that mounts parallel to the stringer and a belly tank would mount perpendicular to stringer. Are they going under the floor of the cockpit?? BTW, I think the stringer is taller than my enchanter's freeboard :O

For my info, what is my tank considered that mounts under the rear seat perpendicular to stringer??? Anyone, anyone, anyone

Saddle tanks are on the sides of the stringers back in the bilge and usually able to be seen. Check out the bilge pic of the Chief listing if you want to see one: http://www.performanceboatbrokerage.com/boat_detail.asp?boat_id=406

Guess the Chief has 4 tanks total. The rear saddle tanks hold 80 gallons each and there is two more tanks for total fuel capacity of 380... guessing there is one under the floor and probably one in the nose.

Keeping the weight as low as possible in the center of the floor would be ideal for handling. Guess you wouldn't have to fill the saddle tanks on the Chief, but then it severly limits fuel for that big of a boat and who knows what it'd do to the balance. The Punisher should be alot better than the orginal boat that was pulled from these molds from everything I've heard about it.

 

[keith4216]

This is a pic of my uncles pier. He has a 45' sonic. The red line is 60' long. Hope this help you imagine how big this monster is! The boat on the lift is a 23'.