That through-deck and vent originally would have been for the water tank. That the cap now says "waste" probably just means some p.o. lost the original and got the replacement on the cheap. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Schinnerer" <john@eco-living.net> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 1:10:52 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: M17 water tank My M17 presumably had a waste tank at some point as there is what looks to be an original through-deck fitting (marked "waste" no less), but cut/capped off inside just under the deck. There's also a small air vent through-deck just next to it, likewise cut & plugged just below deck. No sign of a water tank, aside from the sink unit, no pump, drain still connected to port side through-hull. cheers, John S. On 02/22/2016 03:14 PM, Dave Scobie wrote:
if you really want a water system a better weight distribution the water tank should be forward under the vberth. some M17s have a pan with a shelf you can secure a water tank (starboard forward of the compression post). my M17 has the pan so i can take a picture if you like.
me ... i just use bottles of water and have no water tank.
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