[C38] Forward water tank

[D McC]

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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