I used ot have a plastic welding business in Annapolis and I used to be a distributor for Kracor. I can tell you that they make excellent tanks and I think you will find that they are thicker plastic than Ronco tanks. I’m sure that Kracor can provide names of distributors in your area.
Bob > On Jan 28, 2020, at 7:22 AM, John and Maryann Read via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hi John > > Perhaps a dumb question, but Kracor must be selling tanks to stay in > business and if they only work through distributors or OEM's there must be > some who will deal with the public???? Will Kracor provide a list of > distributors?? Maybe try some boat OEM's?? > > Best of luck > > John and Maryann > Legacy III > 1982 C&C 34 > Noank, CT > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of John > McCrea via CnC-List > Sent: Monday, January 27, 2020 9:50 AM > To: 'SEAN CONNER'; cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: John McCrea > Subject: Re: Stus-List CnC-List Digest, Vol 168, Issue 55 > > Thanks Sean. My research had brought me to Ronco for the same 18 gallon > tank. So I must be on the right path. Will get the book! > > -----Original Message----- > From: SEAN CONNER <conner.s...@comcast.net> > Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2020 5:07 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List CnC-List Digest, Vol 168, Issue 55 > > 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. 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