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Steve Lusardi
 
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Default Stainless Tank Fabricator--Any suggestions

Please be advised that one tank is not a good idea, especially is you use a
watermaker. In case of failure, your entire water supply will be
contaminated. On the stainless tank fabrication, be ready for the cost. I
made 2 tanks last summer out of 316TI. One was 1000 liters and the other 500
liters. I used 3 mm plate for the ease of welding, 2 mm is troublesome in
that size. The material alone was in excess of $2,000 and the labor for me
and a friend was 2 weeks. Add to this inspection hatches, studded flanges
and mounts.
Steve

"nobody" wrote in message
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I am looking for a fabricator to make a stainless port water tank for
my Morgan OI 41. It is a fairly large tank so ideally the maker would
be on the east coast of Florida since shipping could be costly. Any
suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks