by Mark Bradshaw
As I was remodelling the galley on Mersonary I took the opportunity to move the water tank from forward under the forepeak to under the galley.
By cutting a new hatch hole in the bunk top directly under the cooker I opened up the unused void space last seen in 1978 – thus releasing vintage Essex air in the process, yuk!
The resulting space nicely accomodates the 100 litre rectangular Plastimo bag tank whilst liberating room forward. I also now have an attractive fixed portlight in the head where the old filler point was (now moved to starboard sidedeck ahead of main bulkhead).
Advantages are:
Less weight forward when tank full, weight now low down & close to CoG.
Uses previously unused space.
Shorter pipe runs to and from tank – less hose & easier to pump!
Opportunity to use Rotozip.
The only down side is having to cut a new filler hole in the deck – no great chore.
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- Front of galley, new drawers fitted where cooker used to swing.
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- Filler pipe coming through main bulkhead to area under sink.
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- Forward side of main bulkhead, filler hose goes through old sink outlet.
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- New filler point under starboard side deck.
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- Under the cooker, drawers removed. Hole cut in berth top, I didn’t bother making a hatch as the drawer covers it over.
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- Fill pipe goes in here, outlet on the underside!
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