Everyone, thanks for your guidance. I'll check it out [including the 'scoop on goop']. I'd not thought about flex tanks or Marelon thru hull. Gary, help me with the link you sent below. When I try it, Defender doesn't recognize the item. Thanks again!!! Pete W. Siren Song 30-2
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 20:37:36 -0400 > From: Gary Russell <captnga...@gmail.com> > To: "C&C List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Water Tank Woes > Message-ID: > <cabgkxpl2lxkk-a7arvvff4ayacz+gbauxvww9en_k6rzdxh...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Can you replace the fitting with this? > > http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|51|2234277|2234279&id=146726 > > Gary > S/V Kaylarah > '90 C&C 37+ > East Greenwich, RI, USA > > ~~~~~~~_/)~~~~~~ > > > On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 8:12 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Replace it with a flex tank. I love my flex tanks. I don't have a single > > rigid tank on Touche'. > > > > For some reason, flex tanks don't have a strong following. However, in > > being a member of this list for a decade and a half, I do not remember a > > single post about a failure of a flex tank. There have been several about > > rigid tanks. > > > > Dennis C. > > Touche' 35-1 #83 > > Mandeville, LA > > > > On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 4:56 PM, kelly petew via CnC-List < > > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > >> One of my water tanks continues to leak and it appears to be where the > >> barbed elbow fitting exits the tank . I've wrapped the threads with Teflon > >> tape [both pink and white], but it fails to make a good seal. This is my > >> 3rd attempt to fix it. > >> The tank is a Kracor brand, and the tank's walls and bottom appear to be > >> quite thick. I have observed "weeping" only right around the hole where > >> the elbow fitting is screwed into it. > >> > >> Does anyone have a suggestion? Is there some adhesive that I can apply > >> the threads of the barbed fitting?? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Pete W. > >> > >> Siren Song > >> C&C 30-2 > >> Deltaville, VA. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> > >> This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > >> like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > >> Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20160707/8664ae04/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2016 20:50:43 -0400 > From: Harry Hallgring Jr <hhallgr...@icloud.com> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Water Tank Woes > Message-ID: <da2455a8-dd5d-40c8-b9ea-de8059877...@icloud.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I have 3-20 gallon Kracor tanks and 2-23.5 gallon Nauta bladders for fresh > water and 1-39.5 gallon Kracor tank for poop. They all perform well. > > Harry > Sent from my iPhone 7 beta > > > On Jul 7, 2016, at 20:12, Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > > wrote: > > > > Replace it with a flex tank. I love my flex tanks. I don't have a single > > rigid tank on Touche'. > > > > For some reason, flex tanks don't have a strong following. However, in > > being a member of this list for a decade and a half, I do not remember a > > single post about a failure of a flex tank. There have been several about > > rigid tanks. > > > > Dennis C. > > Touche' 35-1 #83 > > Mandeville, LA > > > >> On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 4:56 PM, kelly petew via CnC-List > >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> One of my water tanks continues to leak and it appears to be where the > >> barbed elbow fitting exits the tank . I've wrapped the threads with > >> Teflon tape [both pink and white], but it fails to make a good seal. This > >> is my 3rd attempt to fix it. > >> The tank is a Kracor brand, and the tank's walls and bottom appear to be > >> quite thick. I have observed "weeping" only right around the hole where > >> the elbow fitting is screwed into it. > >> > >> Does anyone have a suggestion? Is there some adhesive that I can apply > >> the threads of the barbed fitting?? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Pete W. > >> > >> Siren Song > >> C&C 30-2 > >> Deltaville, VA. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> > >> This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > >> like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > >> Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. 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