Posted by ajlorman (ajlorman@…>)
The holding tank on my 1987 F-30 is so well built-in under the v
berth that it is basically totally hidden, with only about a square
foot at the bottom visible. Aside from buying an incredibly
expensive electronic gizmo, how the heck do I tell when its full?
Al Lorman
Posted by dehoma (dehoma@…>)
Al,
Good question. I used to be able to get a flashlight against the aft
tank wall in the opening that you can see when you lift the board
under the v-berth cushions to see the level, sometimes having to rock
the boat slightly to see the liquid move. Then I bought a Snake
River LED Smart 3 Tank monitor:
http://www.snake-river.org/Products.asp?ID=3
Installation was not too bad, but I am not sure I have the external
foil tape going all the way to the top of the tank. So now I can
confirm when we are empty for sure (we sometimes get pumped out when
I am not there), and when it says full, I know we have a little more
to go. A much better method and I bet if I get it calibrated right
it should work beautifully.
-David
F30
CADENCE
Padanaram, MA
— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “ajlorman” <ajlorman@y…>
wrote:
The holding tank on my 1987 F-30 is so well built-in under the v
berth that it is basically totally hidden, with only about a square
foot at the bottom visible. Aside from buying an incredibly
expensive electronic gizmo, how the heck do I tell when its full?Al Lorman
Posted by ajlorman (ajlorman@…>)
David:
Having just bought a whole new set of electronics and a wheel pilot,
the Snake River stuff, which looks great, wasn’t on my list for this
year. I’m familiar with the flashlight trick, but the top half of
my tank is wholly enclosed by plywood. Since I’ve basically
disassembled and reassembled the boat to install the electronics, I
guess taking up the plywood in the v berth wouldn’t be much of an
incremental challenge.
Of course, I broke the Y valve handle yesterday, so I don’t even
know what the valve is set for.
Cheers,
Al
— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “dehoma” <dehoma@c…>
wrote:
Al,
Good question. I used to be able to get a flashlight against the
aft
tank wall in the opening that you can see when you lift the board
under the v-berth cushions to see the level, sometimes having to
rock
the boat slightly to see the liquid move. Then I bought a Snake
River LED Smart 3 Tank monitor:http://www.snake-river.org/Products.asp?ID=3
Installation was not too bad, but I am not sure I have the
external
foil tape going all the way to the top of the tank. So now I can
confirm when we are empty for sure (we sometimes get pumped out
when
I am not there), and when it says full, I know we have a little
more
to go. A much better method and I bet if I get it calibrated
right
it should work beautifully.-David
F30
CADENCE
Padanaram, MA— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “ajlorman”
<ajlorman@y…>
wrote:The holding tank on my 1987 F-30 is so well built-in under the v
berth that it is basically totally hidden, with only about a
square
foot at the bottom visible. Aside from buying an incredibly
expensive electronic gizmo, how the heck do I tell when its full?Al Lorman