Just bought a 1974 Prowler, the black water tank is cracked beyond repair, I would like to build a custom stainless steel replacement, will that work or do I need to replace with a plastic one?Thank You in advance for your input.

You are free to do as you wish. The weight if you are towing might be a factor depending on how big and the gauge of the steel.Are you going to be towing or is this on a permanent site?

Stainless won't be cheap and not much advantage over ABS plastic. I've bought some fittings from these guys and they seemed very good on customer service, no probs: Tank Depot.Good luck with the tank!

SS is very heavy. I would go with a plastic replacement.

Apparently the original plastic tank held in there 40+ years. Planning on keeping it longer than that? I'd go with a new plastic one. Properly installed it's not something that's often a problem.

All good points to consider, thanks everyone for your thoughts.

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garyemunson
Explorer II
Sep 06, 2017
Apparently the original plastic tank held in there 40+ years. Planning on keeping it longer than that? I'd go with a new plastic one. Properly installed it's not something that's often a problem.
Turtle_n_Peeps
Explorer
Sep 06, 2017
SS is very heavy. I would go with a plastic replacement.
westend
Explorer
Sep 06, 2017
Stainless won't be cheap and not much advantage over ABS plastic. I've bought some fittings from these guys and they seemed very good on customer service, no probs: Tank Depot.

Good luck with the tank!
darsben1
Explorer
Sep 06, 2017
You are free to do as you wish. The weight if you are towing might be a factor depending on how big and the gauge of the steel.
Are you going to be towing or is this on a permanent site?

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