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JimB517
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Initially Posted - 05/10/2008 : 11:30:05

Any one removed their water tank without destroying the tank or the port setee?

In 4 years now I have never used water from the tank. I recently pumped it dry. I would much rather have the storage area.

I am contemplating simply cutting the top off the tank and using it to store bottled water, beer, and other items, or cutting that fiberglass batten across the top of the port setee and trying to lift the tank out.

I save up gallon cranberry juice jugs (very stout plastic) and use them to carry water on my voyages.

Ideas?

Indiscipline 1978 FK SR #398

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stampeder
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Response Posted - 05/10/2008 : 11:31:52

do you have a traditional interior?

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Happy D
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Response Posted - 05/10/2008 : 13:00:14

I pulled mine out. If you cut the plywood at the ends of the tank, it comes out the aft opening of the stbd settee without cutting the fiberglass or the tank.

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Kendall
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Response Posted - 05/10/2008 : 15:20:52

Ours also has been out. It takes a little bit of effort to remove the pylwood though. Personally I think the tank should be in a more convenient place to be easily removable, like the quarter berth.

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frog0911
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Response Posted - 05/10/2008 : 16:01:23

If storage is the function, IMHO your idea to cut out the top is the perfect one. It is a pain cutting out the plywood end spacers and then reinstalling them. They are required to support the seat. If you cut the top you could even use it to for cold storage and as the ice melts use the water sink pump to empty while washing dishes etc. True the ice would not last more than a couple of days, but a cold towel around the neck on hot sailing days is very refreshing.

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quilombo
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Response Posted - 05/10/2008 : 16:17:56

you guys dont use water??? strange

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ddlyle
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Response Posted - 05/10/2008 : 17:12:04

The water stored in these things usually isn't potable because of bacteria, taste etc.
Some use the onboard water for washing.

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 05/10/2008 : 21:36:08

I had to cut out a glassed in bulkhead where mine was located, aft under the starboard settee.

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skrenz
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Response Posted - 05/10/2008 : 21:53:52

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by ddlyle
 The water stored in these things usually isn't potable because of bacteria, taste etc.
Some use the onboard water for washing.

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Bacteria: bleach
Taste: rinse out after the bleach really well and then use a little red wine in the water.
I might not want to mix my PM libation with this water but it certainly can be made safe enough to cook with.

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tinob
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Response Posted - 05/11/2008 : 09:15:29

I have an'83 dinette model and removed the tank to clean it. Removing it was simple, no cutting required. The seat cover was held in place with a few s.s. screws and the tank was held in place with several dense foam pre-shaped blocks. When the seat top is screwed back down it secures the tank.

Val on the hard DAGNABIT # 3936, Patchogue,N.Y.

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Voyager
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Response Posted - 05/11/2008 : 18:53:17

I used bleach, and plenty of it, to clean out the tank and hoses. Afterwards, I used white vinegar (a gallon bottle) plus a gallon of water, then had the Admiral and I stood on either side of the boat trying to see who could get their rail into the water first.

Shaking the boat up also shook the vinegar in the tank. We still don't drink the water, as we carry bottled water like Jim B, but water quality for washing has certainly improved measureably!

My problem is NOT the water in the tank - it's the water going down the drain! It is SLO-O-O-O-OW as heck! Is there any way I can remove the drains and drain hoses to clean them out without flooding the boat out????

I figure if I pull the hose, the Atlantic Ocean will rush in to sink old Passage.

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 05/11/2008 : 19:07:18

I would be inclined to close the seacock

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