My wife and I have just purchased a 1995 Hunter 36 Vision sail boat and are in the process of repairing the fresh water tank. The water tank is 75 gallons (sort of L shaped) and has a pin hole on the top corner of the seam where the L shape is. The tank is white and translucent. I have use JB weld in a tube and a JB in a putty to no avail. Does anyone know what the tank is made of? Does anyone have any tips on how to repair it?
Pin hole leak in water tank
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Probably polyethylene. Regular glues and epoxies won't stick. There was a recent thread here on repairing polyethylene tanks or try a search on the internet.
Heat welding is the only way to repair a PE tank...and if the weight of the contents pulls the crack apart, the weld won't hold. So I'm afraid it may be time for a new water tank.
Since it's an odd shape, Ronco Plastics is the only plastics tank mfr who's likely to have one that size and shape. They have more than 400 shapes and sizes, including 100+ non-rectangular, build top quality tanks for a very reasonable price and even install fittings in the sizes and locations specified by the customer. Ronco Plastics marine Tanks Most people find their older catalog a lot easier to search Ronco Plastics old marine catalog
Aluminum is an acceptable choice for a water tank (but NOT for a holding tank!) and has an average lifespan of about 20 years. You might find it less expensive to have one made locally.
--Peggie
Since it's an odd shape, Ronco Plastics is the only plastics tank mfr who's likely to have one that size and shape. They have more than 400 shapes and sizes, including 100+ non-rectangular, build top quality tanks for a very reasonable price and even install fittings in the sizes and locations specified by the customer. Ronco Plastics marine Tanks Most people find their older catalog a lot easier to search Ronco Plastics old marine catalog
Aluminum is an acceptable choice for a water tank (but NOT for a holding tank!) and has an average lifespan of about 20 years. You might find it less expensive to have one made locally.
--Peggie
I used west systems gflex to fix a hole in a kayak and it's been fine. gflex is different than 105 since it flexes a bit. maybe some 4200 would also work make sure its compatible with potable water first
though.
though.
And I used to fill gauges in snow ski bottoms with P-tex, which is also PE...but neither skis nor kayaks are full of water (or sewage) that weighs 8.333 lbs/gal pulling a crack apart.
--Peggie