Hey all. My Hatt has a 180 Gallon Fresh water tank, and 3 Diesel tanks. 200/200/250. My question is, what is the 5th tank in the aft fishing deck that is not in use? Live Bait well? Fish storage? Just curious. Previous owner did not know and it is not in use. Thanks in advance all.
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10-02-2021 12:41 AM #1Registered Member
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"5th" Tank on 1970 Hatteras Convertiblle 45'
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Re: "5th" Tank on 1970 Hatteras Convertiblle 45'
"DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU READ OR HEAR AND ONLY HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE" - BEN FRANKLIN
Endless Summer
1967 50c 12/71n DDA 525hp
ex Miss Betsy
owners:
Howard P. Miller 1967-1974
Richard F Hull 1974-1976
Robert J. & R.Scott Smith 1976-present
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Re: "5th" Tank on 1970 Hatteras Convertiblle 45'
"DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU READ OR HEAR AND ONLY HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE" - BEN FRANKLIN
Endless Summer
1967 50c 12/71n DDA 525hp
ex Miss Betsy
owners:
Howard P. Miller 1967-1974
Richard F Hull 1974-1976
Robert J. & R.Scott Smith 1976-present
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10-05-2021 01:32 PM #4Registered Member
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10-05-2021 01:33 PM #5Registered Member
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Re: "5th" Tank on 1970 Hatteras Convertiblle 45'
That '5th tank' takes up a lot of space. It was more than useless to me since it not only occupied valuable space but the decaying organic matter that got in there produced a nasty smell regularly hence I did away with the tank. Its a lot of fiberglass to cut away but i did cut it out, epoxy filled the holes through the hull and created a shelf that now holds my four 8D batteries. Getting the batteries out of the engine room was one of the best things I ever did to the boat. Btw the fiberglass that creates the live well is structural to support the deck so you'll need to resupport the deck if you intent to remove it.