I searched through historical posts but didn't see anything helpful on this topic. It's time to replace the hot water tank on my 4087. The actual installation should be pretty straight forward. My question to any owners of 3587 and 4087 who may have done this job already regards access to remove the old tank and get the new tank into the correct area. It looks to me like there are two possibilities. First would be through the oddly shaped access hatch at the end of the cave. The dimensions of this area I think is slightly too small, but may be big enough if some of the trim is removed on the back side of the wall that holds the hatch. The trim is lightly glassed to to the wall, so this would be a little destructive.
The other would be to slide the tank laterally to the area in front of the starboard engine, then slide again across the front of the engine to the middle of the boat, then back a bit then up. The tank only weighs about 20 pounds so this wouldn't be hard, if there is room. It looks like maybe if the coolant expansion tank is removed this might work better.
Anybody out there already had to do this task, and, if so, which way did you go with the removal and replacement of the tank?
The other would be to slide the tank laterally to the area in front of the starboard engine, then slide again across the front of the engine to the middle of the boat, then back a bit then up. The tank only weighs about 20 pounds so this wouldn't be hard, if there is room. It looks like maybe if the coolant expansion tank is removed this might work better.
Anybody out there already had to do this task, and, if so, which way did you go with the removal and replacement of the tank?
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