[C38] Forward water tank

[Max Soto]

Attached a drawing with the suggested optional water tank location by
Catalina for a C38.

Hope this helps.

Max Soto
C38 #198 ESTANCIA
Puntarenas, Costa Rica


2008/4/1, D McC <cat38skip at yahoo.com>:
>
> I am planning to add 25 gallons by installing a long
> narrow bladder tank in the bilge. Mount a piece of
> 3/8" Starboard above the keel bolts to support the
> bladder and glass in blocks to mount the bladder tank
> eyes and footman straps to hold the bladder in place.
> the added weight will be carried low and centered in
> the boat. I'll add tubing from the outlet on the stock
> tank to the bladder tank filler and then feed to the
> pump from the bladder tank. It will all be removable
> for access to the entire bilge if necessary.
> --- Phil Gay <eyriepg at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > I have been looking for ways to increase my water
> > tankage.  The nominal
> > number for water capacity for the C38 is 35 gallons.
> >  I looked up my forward
> > tank on line, a Ronco B114, and found that it is
> > really a 24 gallon tank.
> >
> >
> http://www.ronco-plastics.net/pdfs/MarineTanks2006.pdf
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > My guess is that like the fuel tank, 1981-1982 boats
> > have a larger forward
> > tank.  Would someone with a later model boat note
> > the number embossed into
> > the top of their tank?
> >
> >
> >
> > The good news is that the holding tank is 21
> > gallons, larger than the 18
> > gallon figure that I have seen in print.  My wife's
> > says that a true measure
> > of the size of a boat is the size of the holding
> > tank.
> >
> >
> >
> > Phil Gay
> >
> > C38 049 Que Linda
> >
> > Everett, WA
> >
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