[Public-List] Integral Water Tank in Pre-liner Alberg 30

[Mike Meinhold via Public-List]

Jonathan

 We have an inspection plate on the tank-top under the V-berth deck
forward.  I usually fill through this plate and can reach most of the tank
to check for slime and particles.

 I drain by removing the connection at the galley sink and dropping the
hose into the bilge.

 We have a filter mounted under the galley and an electric pump.

 Plan on several flushes and water changes to get out the antifreeze.

 Unless you are doing very extended offshore cruising, I suggest you carry
potable water in bottles, and use the tank for washing.

 Mike
Rinn Duin #272

On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 9:18 AM, Wes Gardner via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> Hey Jonathan,
>
> Here's mine
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/akin9anucmr78sj/Fresh%20water%
> 20tank%20inspec.jpg?dl=0
>
> I assume it's the original tank but with a new inspection port installed.
> I've cleaned it pretty carefully.  I don't believe there is a drain.
>
> Wes
>
> On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 9:10 AM, Jonathan Bresler via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>
> > Folks,
> >
> > Thinking about doing a bit of cruising, that will require carrying fresh
> > water.  Constance, a pre-liner Alberg 30, appears to have an integral
> water
> > tank under the v-berth.  So far, the only access to the tank is through
> the
> > two storage areas under the starboard and port v-berth "flats".  The only
> > connections appear to be top mounted deck fill line, vent line, and a
> pick
> > up tube that provides water to the galley and the head.  The connections
> > are mounted onto a 4"? diameter plate that is secured to the tank with 6?
> > screws needing a straight blade screwdriver and an uninterrupted bead of
> > silicone over the screw heads.   The top of the tank is covered in the
> same
> > drab yellow paint that is in the forepeak.  Under the paint appears to
> be a
> > coating of some sort, as the painted surface is not a flat as one would
> > expect a tank to be.
> >
> > Yesterday, after freeing the deck fill (thank you PB Blaster Penetrant),
> I
> > filled and emptied the tank four times.  Previously the tank had some
> > quantity of propylene glycol (the pink stuff).  Read the maintenance
> manual
> > and the web page on water tanks on the website (alberg30.org); these
> > appear
> > to speak to liner boats only.
> >
> > Is there a drain?  Would it be under the bit of floor in the "V" of the
> > v-berth?
> > Is there an access port that I am not seeing?  Perhaps under the seat in
> > the v-berth.
> > Anyone opened up their fifty year old tanks and looked inside ?
> >
> > Jonathan
> >
> > --
> > Jonathan M Bresler
> > S/V Constance Alberg 30 #262
> > Annapolis/Eastport MD
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