omoo
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Post by omoo on Apr 7, 2012 20:04:37 GMT
I'm in the process of replacing the bow water tank on my Jeanneau 43 DS and have discovered that the compression post interferes with sliding the tank through the door frame (I've removed the trim from around the door leaving enough room for the tank to pass straight through). It looks like the frame was slid down grooves in the wood work before the deck was installed. Has anyone found a convenient way to get the tank past the compression post?
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Post by rxc on Apr 8, 2012 19:55:45 GMT
I have no idea how to help you, but this is a very interesting fact to file away in the back of my head. I assume that you have a leak in the tank, which is why you are taking it out, and are going to put a new one back in, correct? If you don't want the tank, maybe it is time to get out the saws-all and a vacuum cleaner, and then reinstall a flexible tank in its place.
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Post by omoo on Apr 8, 2012 23:44:50 GMT
You're probably right with your idea of using a flexible tank. Unfortunately I had already had a tank sent from France to Vancouver Island, BC. Not a cheap en devour!. What I ended up doing is removing the trim from the door to the forward cabin and cutting out a portion of the frame. The new tank just fitted through. The old tank did not fit through the opening and had to be cut up to get it out. I laid the new tank in and discovered that it is not only slightly narrower than the old one but also longer. Now I have to install new supports for the tank!
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Post by sailbleu on Apr 9, 2012 3:09:39 GMT
This may sound drastic and after the facts , but maybe you should of considered cutting your losses instead of cutting up your boat.
I think I would of sold the new tank and made a new one in epoxy, not that hard to do you know.
I would definitly not go for a flexible tank , I have some bad experiences with those fragile things, and I'm guessing I'm not the only one.
Remember , flexible tanks have no partitions (break bulk) in case of the waterslide , and filling up such a tank is not without risk (ripping)
Regards
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Post by rxc on Apr 11, 2012 12:26:50 GMT
omoo,
Not to dwell on this too much, but did you find the leak, and maybe figure out what caused it? I am curious because I also have a 43DS, and this year I have discovered a number of new leaks, after a very cold winter. I even had the SW strainer for my genset crack, even though it was filled with antifreeze. I can't imagine it was cold enough to freeze, but I am interested in other stories of freeze damage.
I think in the future, I am going to try to empty every tank/strainer/pipe/pump/container on the boat for the winter.
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omoo
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Post by omoo on Apr 11, 2012 15:47:18 GMT
Petilliant,
I never did find the leak. I had to cut it up to get it out of the boat. I took a quick look at the sections and couldn't see where the crack was - I figured it must have opened up when there was water in the tank.
I also replace the bilge water tank. It had an obvious crack on an inside corner on the side. It was easy to replace this tank.
We have a very temperate winter here on Vancouver Island and the temperature seldom goes below freezing. Also I keep heat on in the boat since I live on it so I don't believe freezing caused the split in the bilge tank but it could have with the bow tank since it was leaking when I bought the boat and perhaps had been subjected to freezing conditions by the previous owner.
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