One of our winter projects is to remove and clean the fuel tank. It looks to be original which means it has been in place 47 years and probably has a lot of junk in the bottom. We might also add a fuel level sensor. Today we removed it and took it to a do-it-yourself car wash to rinse it with degreaser and then wash it with a high pressure hose. The next step will be to bead blast the outside to clean it up and find a fuel level sensor.
Fuel tank sitting in cockpit locker
Top of the fuel tank (fill hose) sitting in cockpit locker
Top of the fuel tank (vent hose left and fuel hose to engine right) sitting in cockpit locker
Fuel tank taken from the cabin side when we rebuilt the galley
Fuel tank removed from boat