exNavyOffRec
Well-Known Member
How many fuel pipes did you have running through potable water tanks? I know it used to be a problem on small boys and fuel would leach out of the fuel pipes into the fresh water system.
Also, any time we had tank work done, the fresh water would have a weird chemical taste to it. The sealant used on the tanks would flavor the water after being freshly applied.
The tanks that I saw drawings on or I had to look in during yard work there were no JP5 or another other pipes going through our FW tanks, but bigger ship and more room.
The taste was probably the HTH, it would leave white spots on the bottom of our pants from any that splashed on them, we had to use face shield and heavy rubber gloves with it.