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Re: [VAL] TradeWind project



    Chris,

    Try http://www.ronco-plastics.net/rvtanks.html and check their 200 off
the shelf tanks.  That's not to mention their ability to make them any size
or shape you need.  In addition they'll place inspection plate, inlet,
outlet and vent holes the size and specific location you want them in.

    I've ordered three tanks from them over the years and did it by phone
and fax.  I drew an isometric of how I wanted the tanks and indicated
location and sizes of all holes.  In less than a week two of the three tanks
arrived on my front porch.  In one case I actually drove to the factory and
watched the very tank I ordered being molded and fitted with hardware.  FYI,
the actual tank construction takes 16 minutes as molten polyethylene is
injected into the form made up of six flat plates that are spun on one
corner of the box made from them.

    It's been about five years since ordering one but the price I actually
paid each time was HALF of what their price schedule listed.  (Don't ask me
why, but that was/is their policy).

    I have no affiliation with Ronco, I9m just a satisfied customer.

    Good luck,

    Glyn Judson, 1969 Caravel #508, Santa Monica, CA


> My 64 Trade Wind conversion project ( from gross husk to shiny mobile kitchen
> ) is limping along in my spare time- scraped up the remains of the flooring
> and replaced with vinyl squares and coping around the edges; soon I'll be
> installing a 40 gal. propane H2O heater and 3 basin sink plus hand washing
> sink mounted on 1" square aluminum tubing, followed by Dometic fridges and
> butcher block work counters, plus plumbing and wiring, etc- not to mention
> polishing and prettying everything up with sheet aluminum panelling. Still
> need to source both fresh water tank and a 50 gal or so gray water tank (
> don't want to use toilet holding tank for sink water ) Any suggestions about
> sourcing these, pref. used? Any RV junkyards I need to know about?  Chris
> Rollins South Amherst Massachusetts
>