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Jay,
Just out of curiosity, where is your water tank currently located?

Rummy

In a message dated 11/19/2012 12:08:53 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jac2 at wavecable.com writes:

I am  replacing my 10" X 14" X 24" water tank. The current tank is not 
secured  in place and simply sits on the raw fiber glass of the inside 
hull.  
Securing the tank safely in place will be no problem, but I am not sure  
what 
sort of material to use for leveling the hull area it sits on. At a  
minimum, 
I will use a sheet of impact absorbing plastic. But,  I need  a solid and 
level surface for the tank bottom.

I think foam, even  closed cell,  is out since it will collect dirt and 
moisture and be  difficult to clean when necessary. I also want to avoid 
anything that  cannot be easily removed. Leveling will require a material 
thickness of  less than one inch thick. I need to find a good leveling 
putty 
or material  of some kind suitable for this purpose. Forming a small 
removable base out  of fiber glass would be an option, but I have no 
experience with doing  this kind of glass work. I am willing to learn and 
do 
it if I have to, but  I was hoping there would be another way. Can anyone 
suggest a suitable  material or pass on what they have done in the past?

As always, thanks  in advance for your input. I also want to say my 
thoughts 
have been with  those affected by the storm. The story from Kay was welcome 
news and great  continued reassurance on our decision to go to the amount 
of 
effort and  trouble we did to purchase our refurbished 92, our last boat, 
and 
get her  back home from NC. Here it has been raining almost daily for weeks 
and we  got through our first November wind event last night with several 
hours of  gusts in the 50's. They get a lot worse than that, but so far, so 

good.

Take care
Jay Curry
Port Angeles, WA  

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