Mike, that is exactly what I had in mind when seeing this. I saw this type of installation on fuel tanks and was wondering if that was normal on a water tank.

For a water tank, I would expect the pump to be connected to a fitting at the bottom of the tank, not at the top...

Alexis

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From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of Mike Riter <mike at traildesign.com>
Sent: Monday, December 9, 2019 10:14 AM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Water tank

That large fitting with the screws looks like a sending unit for measuring
how much water is in the tank. Its almost exactly like one I have on a
piece of equipment for measuring fuel. The screw in the middle would attach
to a wire which is then attached to the gauge. The fitting also looks
suspiciously like a fuel line port. In which case it would be attached to a
tube that draws from the bottom of the tank. Is it possible someone used a
(hopefully new) fuel tank as a water tank?

Michael Riter
SV Emma B
mike at traildesign.com




On Sun, Dec 8, 2019 at 7:55 PM Alexis Seigneurin <
alexis.seigneurin at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> Water doesn’t flow properly from the faucet in my boat. The pump seems to
> be working fine, but I suspect the water intake is clogged somehow.
>
> Well, that’s problem 1, and problem 2 is that I now have a tank full of
> water that I need to empty before it gets too cold, and I can’t seem to
> find a way to open the tank to stick a hose in there and use a transfer
> pump.
>
> Looking at the tank, I am seeing a large fitting (3-4 inches wide) with
> 6-7 screws. Any idea what this is?
>
> Going back to problem 1, you can see on the picture attached a fitting
> that looks like it’s made of aluminum (top right of the picture). Is this a
> tube that goes to the bottom of the tank? I am unable to unscrew it. Is
> this bonded to the tank?
>
> Should I consider replacing the tank altogether? Water was very stinky
> before the whole thing clogged up. I am thinking something grew in there...
>
> Thanks,
> Alexis
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