[alberg30] leak

[sandersm at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/13/00 2:51:57 AM, P.A.Amos at tesco.net writes:

>Sanders, the same problem appeared on Tait Tait.It happened only when the
>tank was filled and proved to be leaking through a couple of the pop rivets
>on the top of the tank. Access was fairly easy.  [snip]  
>All this assumes your v berth and water tank construction is similar to
>mine.

Peter, I see your number 478 probably has the interior liner -- mine does 
not.  Maybe I can cut a new access hatch in the plywood V-berth base, over 
top of the water tank. But then do I risk damaging the tank underneath?  And 
is there enough clearance between the plywood and the tank for a jigsaw blade 
to cut?  

You might be right about the leak from a full water tank from fasteners at 
the top of the tank.  My boat pitched fore and aft a good deal from prop wash 
while tied up in the marina.  I suppose the motion could have sloshed the 
water over leaky spots at the top of the tank.  When she's on her mooring, 
she lies much more calmly, with little fore-and-aft pitching.  So maybe 
that's the cause.

Does anyone with an older A30 have any suggestions?  Is it possible to cut an 
access hatch above the tank?  If so, how?

Sanders McNew
WILD ELF  # 297
Oyster Bay, New York.

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