Sam and I removed everything from the bilge to begin the process of taking out my fuel tank. We removed the hydraulic steering pump, bait well pump, strainer for generator, fuel lines, and both pumps in the rear bilge.

All wires were marked and zip tied to upper rear bulkhead at the stern clearing the bilge area. The surface deck was cut above the fuel tank giving us our first view of the tank. A bulkhead wall at tank's rear is going to also have to be cut to remove the tank.

My insurance company is very interested in why the tank failed since the year of my Proline 34 Walk is only a 2005. Insurance does not cover corrosion, but due to age of the boat, they are considering removal of tank "Discovery" and told me that they may be contacting Proline.

I'll post some photos of each step of the process as this may be an aid to someone with a similar problem in the future.

JT