Hi All,
Happy Holidays,
I have a water tank, it has started leaking some water from the top spout.
I was thinking of replacing it.
The last water tank I replaced, I went to a boat yard,
They charged me $900 for a flexible fresh water tank and freight. I googled it and it is $282 with free shipping.
They then charged me 6.5 hours of labor claiming they have to adapt my setup to fit the new tank.
In short $1800.
I was going to let them do the other tank 4 years later, but they said because of Covid and rising costs they wanted $3,000.
Obviously at a certain point, one says enough is enough.
Since I successfully replaced my poop holding tank and pipes for $500 of parts, I figure I can do this.
I have added the details.
My questions are.
1. When do you use the "vent", it is in the middle and you can twist it to "vent". I assume when filling the sack so you don't overfill it and explode it ?
2. My current one has an inspection port, the Boat Yard did not add one ?
Do you use it ? I read and some people will throw in baking soda once a year to sanitize it ?
Is it so you can reach in with your hand and clean the inside ?
3. I am on the Fence between VETUS and NAUTA. The Nauta is a little too big but it comes without any fittings installed.
In order to not have to redesign my current system, I need to install a fitting "under".
The Vetus comes with the fitting 38mm installed already.
I have asked them if they will sell me one without them installed but I assume they won't.
So my question is.
Do i just get the VETUS which is what the boat yard put, cap the 38mm on top {if so how}, but another one install it at the bottom and voila ?
Or do I get the NAUTA. The Nauta doesn't seem to have an inspection port, but it does have the vent.
Thank you for your time.
Happy Holidays,
I have a water tank, it has started leaking some water from the top spout.
I was thinking of replacing it.
The last water tank I replaced, I went to a boat yard,
They charged me $900 for a flexible fresh water tank and freight. I googled it and it is $282 with free shipping.
They then charged me 6.5 hours of labor claiming they have to adapt my setup to fit the new tank.
In short $1800.
I was going to let them do the other tank 4 years later, but they said because of Covid and rising costs they wanted $3,000.
Obviously at a certain point, one says enough is enough.
Since I successfully replaced my poop holding tank and pipes for $500 of parts, I figure I can do this.
I have added the details.
My questions are.
1. When do you use the "vent", it is in the middle and you can twist it to "vent". I assume when filling the sack so you don't overfill it and explode it ?
2. My current one has an inspection port, the Boat Yard did not add one ?
Do you use it ? I read and some people will throw in baking soda once a year to sanitize it ?
Is it so you can reach in with your hand and clean the inside ?
3. I am on the Fence between VETUS and NAUTA. The Nauta is a little too big but it comes without any fittings installed.
In order to not have to redesign my current system, I need to install a fitting "under".
The Vetus comes with the fitting 38mm installed already.
I have asked them if they will sell me one without them installed but I assume they won't.
So my question is.
Do i just get the VETUS which is what the boat yard put, cap the 38mm on top {if so how}, but another one install it at the bottom and voila ?
Or do I get the NAUTA. The Nauta doesn't seem to have an inspection port, but it does have the vent.
Thank you for your time.
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