Danny, The 35/3 came with a 24 gallon tank. I pump out 1 or 2 times a season. The brochures on the website list tankage for various models.
BTW, don't forget a vent! Joel On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 4:19 PM, djhaug...@juno.com <djhaug...@juno.com>wrote: > Thanks for the responses. > > Just outside of buzzards Bay is beyond the no discharge zone. I've sailed > out there quite a few times on nice breezy days. It would only be a 30-40 > minute sail on a good day if I really needed to dump some poo... > > what is a reasonable sized holding tank. I really don't want to be > carrying around too much of that stuff. I see new 40ish foot boats with 20 > gal holding tanks... > > I don't know what that bladder I have now holds but, I doubt it is more > than 15 gallons. > > In our harbor the Harbor master will put you on a schedule and you can > notify that you need a pumpout by placing blue tape on your pumpout > fitting. So I really would never need more than a week's worth of holding. > > Danny > > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: "Kim Brown" <kimcbr...@comcast.net> > To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Stus-List New Head and holding tank system. > Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 14:53:42 -0400 > > Danny, > Waste thoughts: > Head up then down (loop hose) into holding tank - don't want the whole load > set up to back siphon against that measly joker valve (buy a spare, change > often) Holding tank exit to y valve then either up and out to pumpout or > via > a macerator pump through hull overboard. While you can put y valve on the > other side that doesn't give you a way to dump the tank without a pumpout. > Sure you can discharge directly but even in an area that allows discharge > it > is certainly not polite to do so in the anchorage/marina. Gravity as a way > to dump is over rated- you want the tank low to keep the weight down which > means whatever portion of the tank is below the water line is not going > anywhere without help. On my 35-3 waste tank is under v-berth and y valve > and macerator pump are mounted to the underside of v-berth getting them > above waterline (make sure macerator pump can 'run dry'). > > Kim Brown > TrustMe!!! 35-3 > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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