Nylon tube to head faucet - original route?

[WASP18]

I bought two 5 gallon water bags from West Marine for my recently purchased 2000 26X. I filled them for testing before installing them. At five gallons, they weigh about 40ish pounds each when filled. They fit nicely in tight spaces under the galley sink & under the galley seat facing forward. The one under the galley seat feeds the head sink. This is the original route. Because of their snug fit, I'm not concerned about them bouncing around or chafing while underway. I removed previous owner's water bags which were installed in 2001. Out of curiosity, I filled them to test, gently squeezed/pushed and they were perfect, no leaks. I'll keep them for backup. I wanted to start off with new bags. We plan on drinking bottled water and will use running water for washing, etc. Faucets work well, and it's pretty novel to have running water on board. The bag material looks like it can stand up well under normal use.

[Catigale]

If you can find a square washtub to size that they can sit in they are less likely to hole too...

[skipperpaul88]

I just installed a 30 gallon Plastimo flexible tank in the forward settee, routed a 1/2 in. reinforced plastic line aft about 18 in. under the table floor. I T'd it off at that point with one line under the table in the void to the aft settee under the ice chest area then underneath the head area to the pump faucet in the head.

The other end of the "T" coming from the tank I ran through the storage area containing the ballast bilge installing an "on demand" pump and filter just aft of the area, then to the galley sink.

All connections are double SS clamped and the flexible tank compartment is well padded with foam. So far not a drop of water anywhere it does not belong. 2002

[Russ]

I had several complaints about the clear plastic bags.

1) They leak. I went through several of them. Holed easily. Sweat a lot and drip. Caps don't seal well.

2) Connecting them was a PITA. The factory used a hose clamp to connect to the neck. The "valve" was the neck and it always closed once I put the bag back under the sink. Admiral cursed it constantly because it would close and nothing come out.

3) It took up so much room under the sink and wasn't secured, so it bounced around. Probably caused some of the punctures. Under sink storage was useless because of that bag taking up all the room and bouncing around.

4) Seal was always breaking allowing air in making it difficult to pump.

Changing to 2 hard containers (see below) stored under the V-Berth solved several problems.
More weight forward for better trim.
Opened up the under-sink area for storage.
I didn't even vent them. Enough slop in the opening to vent and I just poked a (smaller) tube into the top of the jug valve down to the bottom of the jug. We then attach the feed tube to this narrower tube in the jug. Doesn't need a clamp or anything and never leaks.
The tube sticks down to the bottom of the jug and amazingly gets almost every drop out.

[kmclemore]

Those of you interested in this subject may be interested in a previous discussion, where I described my ultra-inexpensive setup. Others have also posted their unique setups there, too.

http://www.macgregorsailors.com/forum/v ... 36#p183636

Parts:

• 2 plastic camping jugs
  1 pump
  1 fill bung
  Some small diameter hose for a vent
  1 vent valve (to shut when in motion, but it's not really needed)
  Some large and medium diameter hose for the input/output lines
  Assorted fittings and hose clamps... too many to mention, but you can see in the pics
  1 in-line filter
  2 threaded hook eyes and nuts/washers
  1 trucker's strap
  1 scrap piece of rug to go under the tanks to make them more silent and prevent chafing.