At 12:27 AM 1/3/2006, Peggie Hall wrote:
>Ronco doesn't do custom tanks...they don't have to, 'cuz it's a VERY
>rare boat that at least one of their 400 shapes/sizes won't fit.

First, Ronco claims to do custom holding tanks
See http://www.ronco-plastics.com/
But when asked in the fall of 2005, they would not provide a quote,
so I gave up.

Raritan's web site also states that they do custom tanks.
http://www.raritaneng.com/products/holding_tanks/custom_tanks.html
But, when I asked in the fall of 2005, they said they no longer did so.

Re http://www.triplemplastics.net/ and
http://www.gocctech.com/marine/boat-tank.htm, I was not aware of them
and I did not find them in google when I looked for holding tanks
last summer and fall and they were not to be found on sailing link pages.

There are so many possible locations and
>location shapes on any boat, it wouldn't be practical to do it any other
>way. However, if you're committed to just one place for a tank and
>refuse to consider any other location, it CAN be hard to find a tank
>that fits.

Peggie - this is a Baba 30 (and 35 and 40) list. On a Baba 30, there
are only two possible locations for a holding tank, The as built
location is under the starboard berth. The factory tank is a
joke. Anyway, I am replacing that tank and making better use of the
space. The other location is under the V-Berth just forward of the
head. Since I like to sleep there, I decided I did not want it to be
under my sleeping head. Plus, I have other equipment there. So,
that is why need a custom tank, cause the tanks that fit will hold
half as much.

Also, the governing dimensions are max height, length, and
width. Searching by gallons is of little use. Anyway, Ronco could
not come up with a meaningful standard tank either.


>>Let me know when your non-compete runs out.
>
>What non-compete?? With whom???? I

I figured that when you sold in 1999, you signed a
non-compete. Anyway, I have wondered for years why no one has a
marine santiation business in Annapolis.

I am going to start a separate thread on the Groco Sweet Tank.

Alan





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