The Mystery of the ‘leaking’ Stainless Steel Water Tank
I’ve not used this blog since my posting about the purchase process of the Fantasia 35, back in March. It was the discovery of the supposedly leaking water tank that caused me to stop.. I’d done plenty of research on what can be done to patch a leaking freshwater tank on a sailboat. In the instance of my particular model with the large stainless steel tank under the floor, spanning the width of the boat or at least extending under the cabinetry and the multiple baffles to control shifting water in the tank..none of the methods I discovered would work. Anyway, now the boat is on the hard so absolutely no confusion of seawater entering via the stuffing box etc. Toward the end of my first full day here, I put the water sanitizing system in place and began to fill the tank incrementally. It would make the most sense the leak would be on the bottom if it’s related to corrosion which is generally the case. I filled it to...