[Public-List] Freshwater tank lid, seal or no seal

[Michael]

Silicone sealant pops free fairly easy for future removal/ inspection. 
When the tank is very full, or the boat heeled to port, there is 
pressure on that cover, and you end up with water sloshing around in the 
space under the bunk with no easy way for it to drain off. That plate is 
also in a not very optimum location for tank maintainance. See 
http://www.alberg30.org/collaborate/FreshWaterTank for what I have done. 
Pay attention to the vent hose also, it was years before I figured that 
little problem. I'm a slow learner.

MichaelGrosh
#220


On 5/14/2010 9:27 AM, Jeffrey wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> I'm connecting the freshwater storage tank for the first time. My boat
> is pre-liner and the tank has a round brass cover (lid) about 5 inches
> in diameter. The cover is held in by a 8 little screws and there was a
> rotten rubber gasket between the brass lid and the fiberglass top.
> This may be original and a common setup.  After many rinses and
> scrubbings I'm putting the cover back on. I've made a new gasket out
> of some rubber gasket material and was hoping I could get by with just
> the gasket. While it seems unlikely that such a setup will be water
> tight, I'd rather not use sealant of any sort since it would make
> future opening&  cleaning more of a pain.
>
> I'm curious of what others have done. Anyone using just the gasket leak free?
>
> -jeff
>
> Jeff Fongemie
> #116 Seagrass
>
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