Peggy Hall gave me a great referral to "gocctech.com/marine/boat-tank.htm" for a new holding tank. They are a small family owned business located in Cranston, RI, 2 hours from me in W. Mass. They gas weld 3/8's polypropelene (sp?) to your specs. Mine is a lg triangulr shape with a blunt 4" nose and flared sides, will end up being 40 -50 gals. They are installing: three 1.5" female ports on the top of the tank, one fill and 2 pumpouts w/ tubes going to the bottom of the tank. Also one 1" vent, an inspection hatch and one interior baffle. $660.00 I dropped off my "plywood mock up" on Monday and toured the plant. They are very professional and friendly, I even met w/ Arthur who will actually be constructing the tank. This is a very small portion of their business, they make up all kinds of tanks for all sorts of nasty applications, so this _hit is easy! I'll re-post once I get the tank; I'm sure I'm going to be very pleased, as I've spoken to many companies in this quest for a new tank! Thanks to all who advised me on tanks, and especially to Peggy for this tip! Now to order the aussie hose! John Edwards NEO Cape Dory 28 FB 86 Cal 33

JE1449@aol.com wrote: > I'll re-post once I get the tank; I'm sure I'm going to be very pleased, as > I've spoken to many companies in this quest for a new tank! When you, or anybody for that matter, get your new tank, test it before installing it. Just block it level and fill with water. Even the best of the best sometimes make a mistake. A friend of ours decided to test his new holding tank before installing it and found a small leak in a bottom corner. Testing before installing saved him quite a bit of labor. It also saved him a messy bilge clean up because the corner that was leaking was in a location that could not be seen once installed. Jim -- Jim McCorison Starfish Marine (619) 337-5370 http://manana.mccorison.com - Our Travels with Maqana http://www.starfishmarine.com - My Business