I just completed a total head plumbing refit on our new boat, and wanted to concur with Adrian's comments. I ended up adding a new holding tank as well (long story) and fortunately I was able to figure out the model of the OEM Kracor tank. Ronco then used that info and came up with a nearly exact match. So if you can draft a good dimensional drawing, they will likely find a stock mold that will fit. For us it ended up being an 18 gallon tank. I ordered a blank tank and the total cost including shipping to NH was about $340. BTW, I also used Peggy's book as a guide, and used Uniseals for the fittings installed on top of tank. easy peasy. Good luck!
> > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:54:03 -0500 > From: Adrian Humphreys <adri...@telamontech.com> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Head Tank Replacement. > Message-ID: <f5a8e2f7-00a1-46bb-80d9-38b8a9412...@telamontech.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Ronco-Plastics.com > > They have ready-made tooling for a lot of different tanks, and will work with > you to find one that fits your need. Make a dimensioned drawing for them. The > tank is roto-molded when you order, so you can specify the fittings you want. > The original tank under the v-berth on our C&C-33 had the outlet at the > bottom of the vee where it had cracked and leaked. We specified a "dip-tube" > outlet, so all the fittings (inlet, vent, inspection port, and outlet) are on > or near the top. The tank we chose is a very close match to the original and > fits the space well. They will also create custom tooling, but IIRC, the > price estimate started at $2,000+ > > Cost was a little over $300 for our 18 gallon tank and fittings; UPS shipping > from California was almost half that. Rich Gray at Ronco was a great help. > > We added all new plumbing, larger vent, hand bilge pump to empty it, an > external sensor kit from ferriellosales.com/monitoring-systems.html > ($150.00), and a lot of labor. The Peggy Hall book was essential to the > planning (amazon.com/New-Get-Rid-Boat-Odors/). > > Adrian Humphreys > Epilogue, Rockport ME > C&C 33-2 > adri...@telamontech.com > > > > > > On Jan 24, 2020, at 9:30 AM, John McCrea via CnC-List > > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > Hello. I am in the process of replacing the holding tank on our 1979 C&C > > 36. We bought the boat in 2018 and it had a bladder for a tank under the v. > > I want to go back to the original configuration of the 24-gallon plastic > > tank. I visited a sister ship last weekend and after taking all the > > dimensions, I found the tank on the Kracor website. Kracor no longer sells > > to the public. Through some marine industry connections, I did find out > > that Tartan does have the toolings for that tank but said that be prepared > > to pay a lot for it. As in over $500. Does anyone else know of a source for > > either a custom tank or something similar to the original? Thanks! > > > > John McCrea > > Talisman > > Mystic, CT > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
