Tag: Tanks
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The Devil is in the Details. And the Comfort too.
One of the design faults of most modern cruisers that annoy me is the positioning of the water inlets. I don’t think I have ever been on yacht where there hasn’t been problems with some water inlets being above water at some points of sail. The effect can be bad, for example not being able…
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Blowing Bubbles…
The tanks have been completed today, so testing starts. As you can see there are some leaks… We use a compressor to fill the tanks with compressed air, and then the good old soap and water trick to look for leaks.
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Lots of tanks.
It’s starting to get more interesting on the inside of the hull now. Work is going on on the water, diesel and ballast tanks. It is kind of tricky to weld inside a closed tank, that’s why there are so many manholes. The tanks have had to be changed quite a bit as well, unfortunately.…