Fiberglass was going to be my next move. I have some in the garage. Thought maybe I'd just coat the whole damn thing. Never heard of Marinetech. I will look into that. Thank you. --- On Mon, 1/31/11, Steve Chamberlain <steveraychamberlain@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Steve Chamberlain <steveraychamberlain@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: Does Anybody Know How to Fix a Leaky Westfalia Water Tank? To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Monday, January 31, 2011, 9:45 AM Have you tried Marinetech for fiberglass boat repair? On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 7:29 AM, <bustravler@xxxxxxx> wrote: I may have one. What year is your Westy? ---- kelly dosch <kellydosch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I should have known I was in trouble when I saw the failed attempts from > the previous owner. > The bottom of the tank has two threaded holes. Into one screws the pump, > into the other screws the drain petcock. > They are both cracked. If I had to guess, somebody let it freeze with water > in it. > Well I got up under there and coated it with Plumber's Goop. (awesome > stuff!) But it didn't work. > So I had to actually cut the tank out of the cabinet with a saw. I > unscrewed the pump and petcock, then screwed them back in with fresh plumbing > tape, then slathered the whole mess with half a tube of Plumber's Goop. I > checked it for leaks. Nothing. I put it back in and rebuilt the cabinet. > Naturally, it still leaks. > The problem, I believe, is this- The tank is made of a slippery > petro-chemical plastic that nothing sticks to. The surface, even when clean > and dry, always has an oily slippy feel to it. > I am usually really good at fixing things like this and if Plumber's Goop > wont do it I am at a complete loss as to what to do. > Epoxy won't even stick to it, due to it's oily slippy nature. > It's just two tiny cracks! How can I seal this bitch? > Any thoughts? > I guess I'll try looking for another tank, but I'm not holding my breath > for one of those to pop up! . > > >