[Public-List] Questions: watertank

[George Dinwiddie]

Derrick Serrer wrote:
> I filled my watertank to overflowing for the first time. I expected
> the water to start coming out of the faucet when it was full, however
> my wife called out from below to advise me that there was water
> running down the cabin sole. Try as I might, I can not see where the
> water was leaking from without starting to dismantle the woodwork.
> Interestingly enough, the varnish on the sole in the track where the
> water was running was gone when I bought the boat, so now I now why
> that is. The water was not leaking from the inspection plate, nor was
> it leaking from the deck fill or hose. In my search I did notice that
> I can not find a vent hose. Has anyone else encountered this? The
> water stopped leaking as soon as I pumped about 1/4 of a gallon out
> through the faucet.

The top of the tank is a piece of aluminum pop-riveted on.  Eventually, 
the rivets and/or the sealant starts to leak.

  - George

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