Sorry Erik no advice on how to resolve the blockage, but once you do... I have a small pump under the sink that takes the drain up and into the sink drain just under the sink, so the bilge stays dry and you can choose whether to drain that nice cold water out or not. I used to have this plumbed to one of the foot pumps under the sink that we seldom use.
I would have no access to that area either... Just hope the hose stays on the barb (or whatever it is)! Tim Mojito C&C 35-3 Branford, CT On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 10:21 AM, Rick Taillieu <rtaill...@eastlink.ca>wrote: > Erik, > > > > Is it possible that a previous owner installed a hidden shut-off valve > somewhere? > > Barring that, you could try using a compressor and an air-gun to blow air > into the hose end that drains into the bilge. > > If there is anything solid blocking the drain line it probably came in > from the icebox end, this might pop it back out. > > > > Good Luck > > > > Rick Taillieu > > Nemesis > > '75 C&C 25 #371 > > Shearwater Yacht Club > > Halifax, NS. > > > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Erik > Hillenmeyer > *Sent:* April-20-14 01:52 > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Stus-List C&C 35 MKIII Reefer Madness > > > > I have a problem driving me nuts. The reefer drain on our boat is > completely clogged; it makes a horrible mess when a few bags of ice melt in > it and we need to bail the thing out, meanwhile food sits in standing water > and labels soak off all the beers. I've tried 3 different snakes and even > liquid plumber. Nothing works. Problem is, I've found this to be the only > inaccessible part of the boat. The plumbing for the drain is all contained > totally enclosed. the plumbing exits through a very small hole in the > bulkhead under the sink where it drains into the bilge. Anyway I can get > to this without cutting a hole the bulkhead? Does the drain screw into the > bottom of the reefer, anyway I can get it out that way? Anyone else ever > removed or replaced this plumbing? My last resort is considering routing a > hole in the counter beneath the reefer, next to the stove and putting in a > large inspection port after fixing it, but it's not a very aesthetically > pleasing option to me. After trying snakes and chemical options I've > pretty much given up on clearing the clog without taking it apart. It's > never drained since I bought the boat, so for all I know someone poured > epoxy down it, it certainly isn't your normal clog. > > > > Erik > > > > C&C 35-3 > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4355 / Virus Database: 3882/7369 - Release Date: 04/20/14 > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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