Lew Hodgett wrote:
"Fred Williams" writes:
300 gals of water! 12! diesel tanks! Damn! Maybe I mispoke in another
thread when I made the comment CVN discussion threads don't apply in this
news group :-)
Well, Glenn, unfortunately I learned a long time ago, no matter what,
someone will always have a bigger one than mine or yours ;-)
I have included my previous post below so you can read it again.
Yes there are 12 fuel tanks that COULD hold a total of about 700 gallons of
fuel and 6 potable water tanks that COULD hold about 300 gallons.
The operative word is COULD.
The boat is an AIREX cored hull with knitted glass and epoxy skins.
The tanks are built integral to the hull and have a hose distribution matrix
such that the contents of any tank can be pumped to any other like contents
tank.
Since 700 gallons of diesel isn't enough to get you across an ocean with out
sailing at least half the time and 300 gallons of water is more than any 2
person crew will ever need, especially with a watermaker, the question
becomes, "Why so many tanks?"
That many tanks provide the following:
1) Developed space that is not open to the bilge thus eliminating a lot of
"housekeeping" problems.
2) By keeping at least half the tanks empty, you have "liquid" ballast that
can always be pumped to the high side on a long passage.
3) Increased flotation. Building all those tanks basicially divides the
interior volume into small confined spaces.
In the event the hull is holed below the water line, the damage is
effectively confined to one or maybe two tanks and can be quickly sealed off
from the rest of the vessel.
HTH
I personally think it shows a lot of thought on your part. That's one
of the things that americans are famous for, creativity. I am also
working on a plan for about 300 gals. of water storage. I plan on being
able to route cockpit rain water either overboard or into storage tanks
to be used for showers, dishwashing, clothes washing, or whatever,
except for drinking. Drinking water will be contained in a smaller tank
and will come from a water maker, which could also be directed to the
other tanks in case the level gets too low. So far it's only a plan,
but I'm giving it a lot of thought.
Donald
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