This is a follow up to thread 122281
http://forums.oday.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=122281
I worked over the winter with a number of folksand despite the ideas on this forum we elected not to move the tank location - everything is a compromise and we were not prepared to give up the closet space.
Nobody could find another location that did not involve unacceptable tradeof's - so we are going with the current location and I have now acquired a new Ronco tank, equipped as follows
(All in the TOP of the tank)
TWO 3/4" NPT female thermo-welded fittings for cross vents.
ONE 1 1/2" NPT female thermo-welded fitting for the "fill"
ONE 1 1/2" NPT female thermo-welded fitting for the deck pump out
ONE 1 1/2" NPT female thermo-welded fitting for the macerator pump out
Due to a miscommunication between me and the supplier these are standard 1 1/2" NPT female - I had asked for stand pipes and had not realized that I had to supply the actual stand pipe component that screws into the NPT and reaches towards the bottomofthe tank
Allmy fittings are on the top of the tank by design - No more drips AND no more effluent sitting in a pipe (provided I don't addany sags or dips when routing pipe.
So my questions :
Where do I buy the male NPT fittings to fit into my tank - are Todd any good ? What's the recommended brand here ?
How do I go about getting the stand pipe ? Do I buy a regular male NPT and glue a plastic pipe inside it ? How far off the botomof the tank should the bottomof this be? Should it be a square cut or should it be angled etc ?
I will be cross venting with 5/8" - They couldn't put 5/8" fittings in the tank hence the 3/4". Where can I buy fittings for the sides of the boat to vent these out ? I am positive what I have today are fuel fill fittings complete with gauze screens - This will be gone !
Any Yes - all new marine hose clamps, no goop - just teflon tape etc etc
Thanks in anticipation !
Mark
http://forums.oday.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=122281
I worked over the winter with a number of folksand despite the ideas on this forum we elected not to move the tank location - everything is a compromise and we were not prepared to give up the closet space.
Nobody could find another location that did not involve unacceptable tradeof's - so we are going with the current location and I have now acquired a new Ronco tank, equipped as follows
(All in the TOP of the tank)
TWO 3/4" NPT female thermo-welded fittings for cross vents.
ONE 1 1/2" NPT female thermo-welded fitting for the "fill"
ONE 1 1/2" NPT female thermo-welded fitting for the deck pump out
ONE 1 1/2" NPT female thermo-welded fitting for the macerator pump out
Due to a miscommunication between me and the supplier these are standard 1 1/2" NPT female - I had asked for stand pipes and had not realized that I had to supply the actual stand pipe component that screws into the NPT and reaches towards the bottomofthe tank
Allmy fittings are on the top of the tank by design - No more drips AND no more effluent sitting in a pipe (provided I don't addany sags or dips when routing pipe.
So my questions :
Where do I buy the male NPT fittings to fit into my tank - are Todd any good ? What's the recommended brand here ?
How do I go about getting the stand pipe ? Do I buy a regular male NPT and glue a plastic pipe inside it ? How far off the botomof the tank should the bottomof this be? Should it be a square cut or should it be angled etc ?
I will be cross venting with 5/8" - They couldn't put 5/8" fittings in the tank hence the 3/4". Where can I buy fittings for the sides of the boat to vent these out ? I am positive what I have today are fuel fill fittings complete with gauze screens - This will be gone !
Any Yes - all new marine hose clamps, no goop - just teflon tape etc etc
Thanks in anticipation !
Mark