Sounds like a good idea. What did you use for the light?


--
Scott Vernon
S/V Lisa Marie
Balt. MD USA


"TB" wrote in message ...
I installed a backlight for the present tank, this shows the level
clearly.

Lloyd Sumpter wrote:

On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 11:55:20 +0000, TB wrote:


Anyone know of a supplier of good holding tanks prefferably in the
Toronto area.
I just deliberated over which tank to purchase from the website if
Sherlon
plastics in Cambridge only to find that they no longer supply them. HMP
Toronto
have them in their catalogue but non are suitable.
Tony


BTW: You might want to check the Canadian regulations on holding tanks:

http://www.tc.gc.ca/acts-regulations.../090/csa091/cs
a91.html
http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/obs-bsn/reg...pendix_c_e.htm

Note in particular that you NEED a means of determining the level in the
tank,
and a flame-arrestor on the vent tube.

Lloyd

Nothing fancy, just a switched bare bulb.

Scott Vernon wrote:

Sounds like a good idea. What did you use for the light?


--
Scott Vernon
S/V Lisa Marie
Balt. MD USA


"TB" wrote in message ...

I installed a backlight for the present tank, this shows the level

clearly.

Lloyd Sumpter wrote:


On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 11:55:20 +0000, TB wrote:



Anyone know of a supplier of good holding tanks prefferably in the

Toronto area.

I just deliberated over which tank to purchase from the website if

Sherlon

plastics in Cambridge only to find that they no longer supply them. HMP

Toronto

have them in their catalogue but non are suitable.
Tony


BTW: You might want to check the Canadian regulations on holding tanks:


http://www.tc.gc.ca/acts-regulations.../090/csa091/cs
a91.html

http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/obs-bsn/reg...pendix_c_e.htm

Note in particular that you NEED a means of determining the level in the

tank,

and a flame-arrestor on the vent tube.

Lloyd

On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 19:09:07 -0400, TB wrote:

Nothing fancy, just a switched bare bulb.

You may find that a white LED (the kind that replaces a bayonet-mount
12 v incandescent) works just as well at a fraction of the amp draw
and an uptick in ruggedness.

This may be of interest if like me your holding tank is nearly as
distant from the batteries as the bow running lights, which I may
switch this year to ganged LEDs for this reason.

R.

On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 19:09:07 -0400, TB wrote:

Nothing fancy, just a switched bare bulb.

You may find that a white LED (the kind that replaces a bayonet-mount
12 v incandescent) works just as well at a fraction of the amp draw
and an uptick in ruggedness.

This may be of interest if like me your holding tank is nearly as
distant from the batteries as the bow running lights, which I may
switch this year to ganged LEDs for this reason.

R.

BTW, Phillips makes a nice 110V bulb coated with Teflon, so that if it
breaks, glass doesn't fly everywhere. I use them in the shop light in the
engine room.

--


Keith
__
I don't repeat gossip, so listen carefully the first time.
"TB" wrote in message ...
Nothing fancy, just a switched bare bulb.

Scott Vernon wrote:

Sounds like a good idea. What did you use for the light?


--
Scott Vernon
S/V Lisa Marie
Balt. MD USA


"TB" wrote in message
...

I installed a backlight for the present tank, this shows the level

clearly.

Lloyd Sumpter wrote:


On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 11:55:20 +0000, TB wrote:



Anyone know of a supplier of good holding tanks prefferably in the

Toronto area.

I just deliberated over which tank to purchase from the website if

Sherlon

plastics in Cambridge only to find that they no longer supply them.
HMP

Toronto

have them in their catalogue but non are suitable.
Tony


BTW: You might want to check the Canadian regulations on holding tanks:



http://www.tc.gc.ca/acts-regulations.../090/csa091/cs
a91.html

http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/obs-bsn/reg...pendix_c_e.htm

Note in particular that you NEED a means of determining the level in
the

tank,

and a flame-arrestor on the vent tube.

Lloyd

BTW, Phillips makes a nice 110V bulb coated with Teflon, so that if it
breaks, glass doesn't fly everywhere. I use them in the shop light in the
engine room.

--


Keith
__
I don't repeat gossip, so listen carefully the first time.
"TB" wrote in message ...
Nothing fancy, just a switched bare bulb.

Scott Vernon wrote:

Sounds like a good idea. What did you use for the light?


--
Scott Vernon
S/V Lisa Marie
Balt. MD USA


"TB" wrote in message
...

I installed a backlight for the present tank, this shows the level

clearly.

Lloyd Sumpter wrote:


On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 11:55:20 +0000, TB wrote:



Anyone know of a supplier of good holding tanks prefferably in the

Toronto area.

I just deliberated over which tank to purchase from the website if

Sherlon

plastics in Cambridge only to find that they no longer supply them.
HMP

Toronto

have them in their catalogue but non are suitable.
Tony


BTW: You might want to check the Canadian regulations on holding tanks:



http://www.tc.gc.ca/acts-regulations.../090/csa091/cs
a91.html

http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/obs-bsn/reg...pendix_c_e.htm

Note in particular that you NEED a means of determining the level in
the

tank,

and a flame-arrestor on the vent tube.

Lloyd

Nothing fancy, just a switched bare bulb.

Scott Vernon wrote:

Sounds like a good idea. What did you use for the light?


--
Scott Vernon
S/V Lisa Marie
Balt. MD USA


"TB" wrote in message ...

I installed a backlight for the present tank, this shows the level

clearly.

Lloyd Sumpter wrote:


On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 11:55:20 +0000, TB wrote:



Anyone know of a supplier of good holding tanks prefferably in the

Toronto area.

I just deliberated over which tank to purchase from the website if

Sherlon

plastics in Cambridge only to find that they no longer supply them. HMP

Toronto

have them in their catalogue but non are suitable.
Tony


BTW: You might want to check the Canadian regulations on holding tanks:


http://www.tc.gc.ca/acts-regulations.../090/csa091/cs
a91.html

http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/obs-bsn/reg...pendix_c_e.htm

Note in particular that you NEED a means of determining the level in the

tank,

and a flame-arrestor on the vent tube.

Lloyd