I thought of just getting rid of it, but the stainless brackets are now on my porch – thanks Fedex. I worry that if the tank is half-full and I come off a big wave, that is a nice sledgehammer effect trying to move the tank forward and then aft.
Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I Kent Island MD USA From: Jim Watts via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 6:47 PM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: C&C 35 MK 1 bow water tank Our bow tank was a custom build because it was cheaper than having Kracor set up the jigs to make a new batch. It has no baffles, which means it is held in place by stringers across the top. It also has no bolts to leak, which is good as it is now a black water tank. Unless it's really large, do you need that baffle in there? Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On Tue, 10 Oct 2023 at 08:05, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: The tank is in my driveway right now, so I really hope it wasn’t part of the hull! It has a baffle that is a piece of plastic that slides into grooved wood supports. Those supports are bolted through the side of the tank and those bolts now leak. Also 50 years in a water tank has gotten to the wood, it is coming apart. The only way to replace the tank would be a custom build, it is not any standard shape, it is contoured to fit the hull. I am going to replace the wood with stainless angle brackets and this time seal the bolts up! Joe Coquina From: Doug Mountjoy via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 10:44 AM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov <mailto:joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> >; Doug Mountjoy <svrebeccal...@gmail.com <mailto:svrebeccal...@gmail.com> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Re: C&C 35 MK 1 bow water tank Hi Joe, It sounds like your tank is an integral part of the hull. Both my LF38 & LF39 and my Sabre have plastic tanks in the bow. When I bought the 38 someone had put in a bladder tank. O removed it and put in a plastic tank. Not horribly difficult. Douglas Mountjoy 1988 LF 39 Mexico at large 1984 Sabre 34 Port Orchard, WA On Tue, Oct 10, 2023, 08:39 Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: Anyone else have a water tank in the bow? Mine is leaking, the bolts through the side of it leak and the wood that holds the internal baffle that the bolts are there for is coming apart. Now I need to get the 120 or so bolts off the top to fix it. Joe Coquina Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
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