robtheplod Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 Hi All, as some may know we're currently getting a boat surveyed to buy. When I had a look around the boat seemed to have two tanks under the bed - one was definately the pump-out tank (furthest away in picture), but there was also another of equal size (nearer). Outside we seem to have two water inlets. The main water tank is at the bow as normal. Any idea's on the second tank? My surveyor didn't know.... The boat only has one toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 A ballasting tank, or loo flush tank, or maybe grey-water tank, fill it when you have a pumpout, and empty it as you fill the pump out tank to maintain trim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen-in-Wellies Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 Possibly another potable water tank to increase capacity? Linked to the main tank and fills/empties with it? Can you see pipes going in and out, including vent pipes? Where do they go? Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robtheplod Posted August 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 not near the boat at present..... I will delve deeper! thanks for the replies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 10 minutes ago, robtheplod said: not near the boat at present..... I will delve deeper! thanks for the replies Ask the seller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmilton Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 Most likely two pumpout tanks that will be connected for cc ing ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
system 4-50 Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 Is that a level sensor that I can see? If so, where is it reporting to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacka Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) I’m sure I remember reading about a guy that was very fussy about having his boat perfectly level (from side to side) so he put a water tank next to the pump out tank which supplied the toilet and could also top up the main tank, so as the toilet tank filled the water tank emptied keeping the combined weight constant added - now read post #2 again, already said...... Edited August 20, 2019 by Chewbacka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robtheplod Posted August 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 23 minutes ago, system 4-50 said: Is that a level sensor that I can see? If so, where is it reporting to? I'm assuming its the level indicator by the loo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Chewbacka said: I’m sure I remember reading about a guy that was very fussy about having his boat perfectly level (from side to side) so he put a water tank next to the pump out tank which supplied the toilet and could also top up the main tank, so as the toilet tank filled the water tank emptied keeping the combined weight constant added - now read post #2 again, already said...... That was my first thought too. Loo flush tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenataomm Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 Toilet flush? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robtheplod Posted August 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 1 hour ago, zenataomm said: Toilet flush? wow, this is an awful lot of flushes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenataomm Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 ….. well some of us don't think "I'd give it 5 minutes" is ever enough! … with good reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
system 4-50 Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 Lavatory flush? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 Bog water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 1 hour ago, WotEver said: Bog water? AKA 'black water' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 56 minutes ago, Slim said: AKA 'black water' Nahh... clean bog water... for flushing the bog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 1 minute ago, WotEver said: Nahh... clean bog water... for flushing the bog Misunderstood.. Happens I have a 'day tank' for bog. Wanted drinking water and bog water seperated as far as possible. OTT maybe but after I realised that both were served by the same source with common piping I couldn't enjoy either a cup of tea or a shower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 14 hours ago, Slim said: Misunderstood.. Happens I have a 'day tank' for bog. Wanted drinking water and bog water seperated as far as possible. OTT maybe but after I realised that both were served by the same source with common piping I couldn't enjoy either a cup of tea or a shower. Do you have two separate water main supplies to your house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 15 hours ago, Slim said: Misunderstood.. Happens I have a 'day tank' for bog. Wanted drinking water and bog water seperated as far as possible. OTT maybe... I don't think there's any 'maybe' required in that sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robtheplod Posted August 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 Mystery now solved...……. Just been told it is a water tank just for use by the toilet - seems a bit ott, but hey ho! most of you got it... thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, robtheplod said: Mystery now solved...……. Just been told it is a water tank just for use by the toilet - seems a bit ott, but hey ho! most of you got it... thanks!!! I think NB Earnest of the Tuesday Night Club was set up like that, also sea water flush via a diverter valve . http://tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/ Edited August 22, 2019 by ditchcrawler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 31 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said: I think NB Earnest of the Tuesday Night Club was set up like that, also sea water flush via a diverter valve . http://tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/ So he had to put out to sea every time he wanted to flush the loo? Isn’t that a tad inconvenient? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudzucraft Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 Strikes me as odd that the Surveyor could not figure that out. Of course the plumbing just could be hidden from sight, but if I were the surveyor I would have really not like saying... I don't know. I did home inspections for many years and sometimes you do run into some odd things. But saying I don't know was always a last resort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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