'81 30 Water Tank Leak

[Dennis Rielly]

I have an ’81 Hunter 30 which has a leak from the water tank. Apparently another item the surveyor missed when I bought the boat last year. The water tank is located under the starboard settee and the leak appears to near the top, in the vicinity of the indent (inside the tank) for the baffle mounting plate. The leak is visible from the cabin side as water permination thru the fiberglass (no visible cracks, just lots of water droplets). The plan was to unscrew the top (this is definitely the original factory tank as it is glassed in), West Epoxy the leak and reinstalled the top. Numerous screws were removed and the silicone seal was cut, but I can not move the cover. There appears to be a white caulk bonding the top down. I may be able to break the seal from the inside but the non removable? baffles and length prevent this for the whole cover. Prior to trying to pry off and possible break the cover/tank, I thought I'd try here. Has anyone had experience removing the cover??.

 

[Don Robinson]

water tank

Just cut mine out this year with a set of electric sears an saws all an put a clape's tank from west marine it is a 40 gal tank work great.Don

 

[Dennis Rielly]

water tank

Don, did you cut the top off and if so what did you replace it with or did you cut the whole old tank out and put the bladder under the settee. As we do use tanked fresh water on the boat for other than showers and was really looking to do just a quick fix.

 

[Don Robinson]

Dennis water tank

Dennis I cut the tank out in peceis an took it out through the top did't cut any glass took a coubel of hr's to do this. An the tank that I got West Marine work great we stay on the boat an no troubel. hope it works for you.Don Robinson

 

[Dennis Rielly]

water tank

Don, I an still confused. Is there an inner liner inside the glass I see under the settee? If you remove it thru the top, the only access is thru the 3" access port unless you remove the top which brings me back to the original question.

 

[Don Robinson]

dennis water tank

Dennis on my 1980 h-30 the water tank is on the port side an on my starboard side I have two open's on top of the sette an two on the side of it.The tank that I took out was the the one that hunter put in the tank sets flat on thewood that had some glass on it I just pulled the tank up it is not a quick job