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323Voyager:
PS forget what I said about epoxy, I just saw your picture. I don't think epoxy sticks to PTFE plastic, which is what that looks like.

It is plenty thick though, I would try welding it. It should hold just fine.

DavidG:
Thanks for reply, I am going into the yards for bottom paint and some projects.  Thought I would try the plastic welding first since I don't want to remove any bulkheads to install a new tank unless it becomes my only option!  I really do appreciate the tank supplier and dimensions.  I plan to keep these on file for the future.  DavidG

gdeboisblanc:
I wanted to thank 323Voyager for this post. I am looking to take on a similar project. My 323 has rotomolded plastic tanks. I am unsure if they are original but suspect they are. They have cracks and are brittle.
The models #s you posted saves me a ton of work. I will double check the measurements with my boat and likely move forward soon.

Thanks
323Voyager!

Gregg deBoisblanc
My Girl

323Voyager:
Glad I could help. Just a disclaimer, I made my own tank mounts from 1/4 in ply and 6 oz glass and glassed the mounts into the locations. The plastic tanks are not direct factory replacements as my tanks were made of fiberglass and glassed to the hull and had to be cut out, but they are close enough.

However if I had to do it again, I'd have a 1/2" outlet in the top of the tank, and pass the 1/2" pex into the tank as a pickup tube. The Starboard side worked fine as per my drawings, but the port side was hard to get to the connection and I had to feed the water line to the locker under the stove where the sea water foot pump is located.
Wasn't a big deal to me, but if you aren't someone that likes to do fiberglass work, I suggest you do the pickup tube instead.

I also used a reducer on the 3/4 in vents to 1/2 in. and a 1-1/2" cap with 1 in elbow to hook up the fill line, as the 1-1/2" elbow was too tight under the settee lid.

Over all it worked fine and I'm happy with it. The changes above are minor but will make life a little easier. The bow tank was fine and I didn't need to change anything.

Attached are updated drawing. If you choose to go with Ronco, They were easy to deal with, and did a great job. I had the tanks delivered to the marina, because they only delivered to business addresses.

Good luck and let me know if you have any questions.

Attached is the modification.

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