Came across this old post while researching water leaks. Yes, the ballast tank in the 26M can leak. It happened to mine, a 2005 model. I'm the original owner, and I have nothing screwed into the bottom anywhere; it was a production defect. The leak occurred under the aft berth and galley area, on th...

@Ray - 9 years of tropical Florida Keys sun has taken its toll. I went to replace the tank mounted male fuel fittings and the black plastic tank plates that the fittings screw into just sort of crumbled away as I unscrewed/removed the fitting. It actually just pulled out. That, and the red tank colo...

My Mac is a 2005 26M. It's time to replace the old Tempo low profile 12 gallon fuel tanks. The new West Marine 12's don't fit; neither do the 2011 Moeller 12 LPT's I just ordered from iBoat. The fuel caps on either are simply too high to allow the hinged seats to fully lower; it's a closer fit on th...