[Rhodes22-list] Water Tank

[Frank Mott]

Stan,

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The Motley Crew


>From: General Boats <wwrhodes at rhodes22.com>
>Reply-To: wwrhodes at rhodes22.com,The Rhodes 22 mail list 
><rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Water Tank
>Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 08:07:34 -0400
>
>O ye of little faith:
>
>First of all we pay Rubbermaid three times what they ask for that 
>particular
>container just so we can't be accused of using it to save "10 bucks".
>
>Second of all we have used flexible tanks and rigid molded closed tanks and
>besides never getting any of the companies to be able to understand 
>drawings and
>get outlets in the proper locations, our buyers complained because there 
>was no
>way to clean them.
>
>Third, Michael's tank was mostly paid for by Michael because it only works 
>on
>Michael's boat because Michael has a vacuum holding tank no Rhodie in the 
>world
>has and this tank will therefore not work on any other Rhodes 22.
>
>And finally, listen to Bill Effros because we all know how smart he is.
>
>And further, we have had owners who do not want to store water.  Just the
>reverse.  They want to store items they do not want to come in contact with
>water - and our water tank serves their needs also.
>
>go buy your own tanks ...
>
>stan/gbi
>
>Bob Keller wrote:
>
> > 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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