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by rbrentp
Thu Oct 09, 2014 3:07 am
Forum: Prout Discussion
Topic: Snow goose fuel tank
Replies: 5
Views: 28339

Re: Snow goose fuel tank

Would love to see pictures fin still possible.
by rbrentp
Mon Jun 23, 2014 12:07 am
Forum: Prout Discussion
Topic: outboards on a snowgoose.
Replies: 3
Views: 35521

outboards on a snowgoose.

I am trying to lighten a Snowgoose 35. It has a pair of Yamaha 25 4 strokes. They are two short and cavitate tooooo much. I am thinking of a pair of Hondas. Either the 10s or the fifteens. Either goes 13 cm deeper in the water. I believe the boat was originally powered by an 18 HP diesel with leg. S...
by rbrentp
Wed Jun 11, 2014 11:46 pm
Forum: Prout Discussion
Topic: Small tubes in aft bilges.
Replies: 1
Views: 15707

Small tubes in aft bilges.

Pardon my non nautical description but I have no idea what i am looking at. In the forward part of both aft bilges is a .5 inch tube coming up out of the bilge at about a 45 degree angle toward the aft. There are rubber hoses attached that climb up the wall and end. One guess is that they are some t...
by rbrentp
Wed Jun 11, 2014 11:40 pm
Forum: Prout Discussion
Topic: Snow goose fuel tank
Replies: 5
Views: 28339

Re: Snow goose fuel tank

Fuel tank update. The tank beneath the cockpit is built in fiberglass. Which would be fine except the alcohol added to our gasoline eats it up pretty badly. My next step is to get into the nacelle pit where the diesel used to be and take my saws all and open up the tank space. Will take measurements...
by rbrentp
Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:34 am
Forum: Prout Discussion
Topic: Snow goose fuel tank
Replies: 5
Views: 28339

Snow goose fuel tank

In my recently acquired 1978 Snowgoose the built in fuel tank is a mess. The top is metal but the inside of the tank feels like fiberglass. An odd combination to me. Does anyone know the actual composition and is it accessible other than through the tiny cockpit access? I pumped out the fuel like su...