Advice when considering a used Albin 28

[tomcat rio]

When considering a used Albin 28 give the hot water heater a really good inspection. Check for corrosion in, funny taste in the hot water, degraded hoses, etc. It may be the most inaccesible assembly in the whole boat.

If you ever need to replace one, it can be labor intensive and costly to say the least.

[jcollins]

Good advice TC.

Thanks!

[fairtide]

Sergeant Barry suggested the taste test for possible hot water heater corrosion and that leads me to wonder whether anyone out there actually drinks or uses tank water for ingestion. Most flexilbe "garden" hoses that we use to fill our tanks with have some lead content that is casually disclosed on the cardboard square that new hoses are attached to at the stores. If you are not using a supply hose that meets standards for potable water and if you've been drinking or cooking with that water, maybe it's time to buy a proper hose. Of course, the water supply line that comes to the hose bib that you connect to should also be certified for potable water. We all know how hot dockside water can be because of solar heating and that increased temp has a way of dissolving more stuff into that stream that is entering your tank.

[chiefrcd]

I filter my water with a dock side filter and I treat each tank and it makes for a great shower and hand wash....I drink bottled water.