[Public-List] Holding Tanks

George Dinwiddie via Public-List public-list at lists.alberg30.org
Mon Jun 5 11:24:17 PDT 2017


Andrew,

I would advise against that. The water tank is fiberglass. Fiberglass 
absorbs liquids and allows them to eventually pass through. I think 
you'll be courting a smell problem that won't go away.

  - George

On 6/5/17 12:59 PM, Andrew Johns via Public-List wrote:
> Has anyone converted the water tank on a pre liner boat into a holding
> tank?
> 
> I currently have a Tempo 5 gal holding tank mounted under the port V berth,
> it tends to smell, and is a little on the small size (Zero Discharge Area).
> Additionally I also have a Vetus flexible water tank that was installed
> inside of the original water tank (to remove fiberglass taste presumably).
> I was thinking about relocating the vetus flexible tank and converting the
> original tank into a waste tank. This should increase capacity quite a bit
> as hopefully be less aromatic.
> 
> Thoughts? Advice? Experiences?
> 
> Andrew Johns
> Ecola #104
> Lake Champlain, VT

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