Cruised today, strong gusts and heavy rain, to Lowersmoor Wharf for the old tank to be taken out. The strong gusts of wind cause difficulties exiting and entering Diglis Marina while waiting for the swing bridge to be opened. However, turning and backing at Lowersmoor was without incident.
I had already stripped out the starboard side kitchen fittings so the tank was removed by turning it onto its end and then sliding it through the boat to the front doors, lifting and sliding it out and then the same over the side. It took 3 to do this, £60 plus £20 to the social fund was money well spent.
Back at our mooring I refitted the kitchen units and appliances and checked fitting and connecting the tank. Unfortunately the breather outlet is about 5mm too high so need to solve that problem. Also need to consider how to move ballast to compensate for the replacement tank being plastic and not steel. However, making the connections from the existing pipes to the new tank appears to be straight forward.
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