[Public-List] Stephen Gwyn Water Tank follow-on question

[Wes Gardner via Public-List]

Mine's up in the V...obviously.  Don't know how the f/g top is actually
fastened to the hull.  Maybe this is original???  If I were fabricating
one, I'd just glass it into the hull a then install a large inspection port
like mine has.  Or, if you wanted the entire top to be removable, create a
lip (like a hull-to-deck joint) and fasten the top down to that.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/akin9anucmr78sj/Fresh%20water%20tank%20inspec.jpg?dl=0

On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 4:14 PM, Jonathan Bresler via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> Folks,
>
> Regarding potable water.  Have been thinking about one or more integral
> tanks.   Nigel Calder in his tome writes of installing an integral tank in
> the part of the bilge between the settees and that the wine glass shape of
> our hulls is ideal for this.   James Baldwin has installed an integral tank
> in the v-berth.  Neither describes how to seal the top of the tank to the
> body of the tank.  Both describe how they built the tank....install pipe to
> withdraw water, install passage to allow any water from the chain locker to
> run to the bilge, paint the bottom and side with epoxy, smooth it out well,
> install baffles (Calder uses solid fiberglass, Baldwin uses epoxy coated
> plywood), paint the tank with BrewCoat or other FDA approved material,
> attach the top, install fill and vents, install inspection ports.
>
> Thoughts ?
>
> How does not attach the top so that it will be water tight and smoothly
> connected so that one can clean the inside of the tank throughly ?
>
> Jonathan
>
> On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 9:09 AM, Michael Grosh via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>
> > Potable is a moving target. I don't like eating food cooked in aluminum
> > cookware, but by most standards it's still edible. Aluminum oxide is the
> > sand and it is pretty stable chemically. Aluminum has been linked to
> > Alzheimers,  but that finding has been challenged.
> > MichaelGrosh
> > #220
> >
> > On Nov 11, 2016 6:53 AM, "Bill McCoy via Public-List" <
> > public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >
> > > About a year ago you posted your fabulous work for the water tank on
> the
> > > site. One question regarding the tank in general:  Have you any
> > information
> > > for those of us who may wish to clean our Aluminum tanks, vis-a-vis
> > > products to use which are effective in eliminating the "sand" of the
> > > insides etc.?
> > >
> > >
> > > I've investigated mine and took photos to see that despite this "sand"
> > > which I'm told is due to deterioration, it does not leak and is quite
> > > serviceable for a washing water tho not potable.
> > >
> > >
> > > Skeep
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