Tor
Thanks for the advise. I have decided that I’ll have to cut more holes in the tank. Without cleaning I don’t think I could ever even bathe in water that came from in there. When I drained the tanks I used the biggest hose I had and put it in the inspection port. Once the siphon was started I used it like a vaccum hose and cleaned some of the trash out of the bottom. Now I have to get to the other side of the baffle and do some serious scrubbing.
Linus
—- Silver Heels <> wrote:
My boat came with 3 inspection ports evenly spaced fore & aft across the
tops of each tank, and a lot of crud inside the tanks. Only one of the three
ports had an easy-access hole cut through the plywood cover. I cut access
holes above each of the other ports, angling the jig-saw blade inward so I
could then set the cutouts back in the holes. I was able to scrub out the
tanks with various scrubbers and brushes, including one with a foot-long
handle, plus plenty of detergent, Comet, some bleach and several rinses in
between and afterwards. Draining each rinse was simplified by cutting the
tank-to-manifold hoses above the bilge sump and installing T’s and a drain
hose aimed downward (which I otherwise keep plugged). I was able to get
replacement O-rings for the inspection ports from their manufacturer,
Beckson Marine.
I recently replaced most of the hoses on my boat – sanitation, seawater and
freshwater – including the water tank-to-manifold hoses, which were gross
after 30 years of use and neglect. I did have to remove the plywood cover to
get at each salon tank’s exit hose fitting, but that’s a one-time fix.
However, I’m going to follow the example of others in this group and cut
access hatches into those aft bulkheads so I can use the dead space aft of
the tanks. (I’ve just done that in the shower stall and, even though I knew
there was a big space back there, I’m amazed and delighted at just how big
it actually is. I’m thinking of using it as my garage.)
🙂
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Silver Heels, P-424 #17
http://www.SilverHeels.us
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