Last year I started smelling very strong gas fumes inside the console of my 2000 Angler CC. Around the same time I noticed a slick when my bilge pump kicked on and sure enough there was straight gas in the bilge. The boat was immediately pulled out of the water and sent in to be looked at. I was told that the sending unit was not tightly bolted and that a bad fuel line were the problems and were taken care of. I suspected a more serious problem but took their word for it since I could not identify anything else as the problem. <br />Fast forward to yesterday. I was ready to put the boat in the water and stopped to fill up on the way to the marina. After about five gallons went in, I could see gas filling the bilge from the back hatch where the bilge pump is accessed. Obviously the problem wasnt the fuel line or sending unit but what is it? Is the aluminum fuel tank likely to have cracked or rotted? Is this common? I dont see any wetness when I look through the access ports where the fill line and pick up are. Will I need to remove the console to find out what is going on? Thanks for any advice or suggestions.
