fresh water tanks

[phatdaddy]

I had to remove the rod boxes to repair some holes in the cap and thought I'd take a shot of my fresh water saddle tanks. its 3"pvc with the pump in the bilge. total capacity is about 5.5 gallons.

[tsubaki]

OH, I LIKE THAT!!

[cfelton]

I wish my 77 had room, I like em too!

[Shawsee]

I have to ask a "rookie" question here. Why does one need a fresh water tank system? Unless it is for cooling the motor as I have seen in Ebay ads for boats with inboards,"fresh water cooled". So I am wondering why the fresh water tank.

i wade fish a lot (when i used to fish,lol) and would love to have a fresh water system to wash the salt out my reels as soon as i get back to the boat. the salt is very corrosive and a fresh water tank can add years to the life of ur gear. plus, since i am not completely bald, i like to wash the salt outta my hair also. good for cleaning fish on an overnighter too.

[phatdaddy]

i used it a lot when diving for a quick shower and it is great for washing the salt off of your sunglasses. i am in fl when water temp is 82 and the air 92, you get crusty quick.

[Shawsee]

Ok and thanks for the info. Makes some good sense to me now and quite an ingenious idea also. Very creative. :D

[brianct12]

Nice job Phat ! * * I like it alot - *and just might copy your idea ... *if I ever have the time. * *I was wondering though - *can you hear the water sloshing around in the tubes *???

[hangbelly]

That is a fine piece of work phatdaddy. borderline ingenius even. what pump are you using? I love it when all these little Mods get their picture took. keep em comeing guys...

[phatdaddy]

the port side with the fill tube under the storage bin in the stern



i've never heard the freshwater slosh, but *i usually hear a lot of water sloshing while i'm in the boat.