[Rhodes22-list] Water Tank

[Bill Effros]

Paul,

I have a 98 with the Rubber Maid tank and have had absolutely no trouble with it at all.  I use it continually, summer and winter.  I never drain it.  And it has always worked perfectly.  It doesn't leak.

I would consider going in on the Michael Tank, against my better judgement as a long standing advocate of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."

My greatest concern about the Michael Tank is that my boat is bow-heavy when empty, and I think Michael's Tank is further forward than the tank I have.  IIRC Michael required the fiberglass tank to maintain pressure in his vacuum flush system, not because he was having a problem with the existing tank.

I have been flushing with fresh water this season owing to a barnacle problem I have been too lazy to address, and this has made me a convert to fresh water flushing.

Bill Effros 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: pdgrand at nospam.wmis.net 
To: The Rhodes 22 mail list 
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Water Tank


There is a happy medium.  GB could have used one similar to the one Roger 
found in the West Marine catalog.  It wouldn't have been nearly as 
expensive as the custom job Michael is referring to but still significanly 
superior to a rubbermaid tub.

Paul

> I think it going to be more that 10$, it was a custom solution to permit 
me to install a vacuumed flush head. keep in mind the
> Rubbermaid is punched out by the millions with next to no labor cost, 
while the custom tank is going to be many step hand layered up
> fiberglass with allot of labor cost. The good thing, I already paid for 
the mold/design.
> 
> MJM
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob Keller" <r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com>
> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 12:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Water Tank
> 
> 
> > Paul,
> > I agree - count me in on a group purchase of a better design from GBI.
> >
> > Amazing that we have high-end ($35,000+ new) boats and they use a 
rubbermaid
> > bin to save 10 bucks...
> > Bob K
> > Yankee Clipper
> >
> >
> > >From: "Paul Grandholm" <pdgrand at wmis.net>
> > >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > >To: "Rhodes List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Water Tank
> > >Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 14:45:13 -0400
> > >
> > >I also have a rubbermaid tub (with a gasket under the lid that doesn't 
do
> > >much good) on my 1999.  I once asked Stan about it and he said he 
switched
> > >from the specially molded tank partly to save money and partly because 
he
> > >thought it would be easier to clean.  Either way, I agree that it's 
not a
> > >good design.  Everything else about the boat is top of the line.  Why 
do we
> > >have to have such an inferior water tank?  I would like to take MJM's
> > >suggestion to get a group of sufficient volume together to get better 
ones
> > >from GB.  Stan - How many would it take and how much would it cost?
> > >
> > >Paul Grandholm
> > >s/v Boilermaker
> > >New Buffalo, MI
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