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     Michael Bergmann New member Username: Mike_bergmann Post Number: 7 Registered: 09-2005 Rating: N/A |
Hi Lance i moved all my tanks around in 2004 because of problems with the aluminum water and fuel tanks (see my post under "Tanks!"). It would be nice to have a bigger holding tank to port, and move the fuel tank to starboard, but where do you put the fresh water tank? I have the original fuel tank in the original location. I have removed it from the boat twice, once to repair it as I described, and once last winter to check the repairs. Everything looks OK. When I remove it, I turn it upside down with the fittings over a funnel and a jerry jug to catch the last bit of fuel in the tank. This gets most of any sludge or deposits. If you are getting a lot of crud in the tank I suggest you drain it and check for corrosion on the bottom. I would be careful about a port in the tank - cutting into metal around fuel can be dangerous. You also have to make sure that your new opening is fuel tight with the boat heeled - leaks are not fun. I have a 13-gallon polyethylene rectangular holding tank forward of the fuel tank on the port side. It butts tight against the fuel tank and rests on some wood strips I screwed to the wood sole. It is a VERY tight fit, but it has worked fine for about 8 years now. The actual usable capacity of the tank is only about 9 gallons (because you can't ever completely drain it or completely fill it) but it is the best I will get without putting more weight forward in the V-berth. Since I still race more than cruise, that matters to me. I have replaced the water tank with a 28-gallon Ronco tank (see my other posts) - that works fine too. |
