no access to fuel tank/water tank

[jimbeam]

I would fire the designer who didn't put access panels in the cabin sole for the fuel tank and water tank. I have had 6 boats in the past and every one had decent access to the fuel and water tanks except yours. Extremely poor design. Now I have to cut a hole just to get at the water tank. I'm going to have the entire cabin sole redesigned with access panels. :evil:

I'm sounding off because I'm so mad.
Jim

 

[knotflying]

Well, look at it this way. If you never needed access you would complain at how ugly the access plates look on the deck. Now that you have a need to access the tanks you can put them in and hopefully never have to use them again.

 

[Kevin Lamont]

I would fire the designer who didn't put access panels in the cabin sole for the fuel tank and water tank. I have had 6 boats in the past and every one had decent access to the fuel and water tanks except yours. Extremely poor design. Now I have to cut a hole just to get at the water tank. I'm going to have the entire cabin sole redesigned with access panels. :evil:

I'm sounding off because I'm so mad.
Jim

Hey Jim,

You can access the tank fittings via the cabin heater, remove the 4 screws holding it in place then you can remove and look in to see if you can locate your problem. Please be aware there are coolant hoses on the backside and should not be removed unless you want a mess and more work. That or cut a small access in the step going down to the v-berth. If you need to get to the water pickup, the step is the easiest. There is a piece of vertical teak trim on the outer sections of that step going into the berth. Remove those and look down with a scope to make sure it is leaking before deciding to make the hole larger. Hope this helps you out.

Thank you,
Kevin Lamont

 

[Matty]

Yet another quick answer from the company with an easy solution. I imagine it is hard to fit most everything that a 2,000 square foot home has in a 200 sq foot area. Actually, it is ingenious.

 

[Grubin]

From the comments here, can I assume that fuel, water, and holding tanks can be accessed, removed, and replace by cutting access holes in the sole, without removing overlying cabinetry? How long should these tanks last on average?

 

[CaspersCruiser]

Not in your wildest dreams.

Hopefully they last for a long, long time.