JESSEDIVER49
Senior Member
- Joined
- May 2, 2013
- Messages
- 187
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Good Vibrations
- Vessel Make
- Grand Banks Classic 42
I am in the process of replacing the leaky 30+ yr old mild steel holding tank on my Grand Banks 42 Classic and have a removal problem. The company I hired to do the removal and replace with a plastic tank I bought from Ronco can't get the old tank out. They removed all the wood 2x2s top perimeter and at the corners, verticals, and yet the tank seems to be bonded underneath. Using a mirror, I can see it lies on two longitudinal supports and I see no evidence of it being fiberglassed in. To anyone who has done this change-out before, I'd appreciate some light on this matter. The company I hired now proposes to remove the top of the old steel tank, sawzall cut, and place the new plastic tank inside the steel shell since the plastic tank is a couple inches less in size length and width. Since all connections are on the top, with proper lateral support between the metal and the plastic, seems like a reasonable solution. Comments?