Count me in the camp that closes all the through hulls. A discussion recently about disintegrating valve and hoses and the bilge pump keeping up keeps me ever vigilant to the possibility of sinking.
It's usually just a sink drain and the engine cooling. I keep the engine key hanging on the engine through hull so I don't forget to open it. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Apr 18, 2016 11:50 PM, "Rick Brass via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Your head inlet teed to the sink drain is exactly the way my 38 is > plumbed. I think that arrangement was pretty common in the 70s. > > > > My question is why you would close the sink drain seacock when under > weigh. > > > > I have a shut off valve in the inlet line between the seacock and the head > that is near the head, and the lever on the head that is marked “Flush” and > “Dry” is always left on “Dry” – and either of these should prevent inlet > water from siphoning into the head when the boat is heeled while sailing. > Is your boat plumbed with a shutoff valve near the head? > > > > Personally, I close all my seacocks a couple of times a year to make sure > they are moving freely and they remain open the rest of the time; though I > know there are some on the list who close all the thru hulls when they > leave the boat for a week or two as insurance against a hose leak. > > > > Rick Brass > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Randy > Stafford via CnC-List > *Sent:* Monday, April 18, 2016 11:04 PM > *To:* cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* randy.staff...@comcast.net > *Subject:* Stus-List Head Plumbing > > > > Listers- > > > > If you'll humor me again, I'd like to get your comments on how the head on > my boat (30-1 #7) is currently plumbed. > > > > The intake hose is teed into the vanity sink drain to its through hull. > The discharge hose goes to a holding tank only (no Y-valve for overboard > discharge). > > > > It's the intake hose I'm wondering about. I suppose with the vanity sink > drain through-hull seacock closed, e.g. when underway, I could pump fresh > water into the head by first pumping it into the vanity sink and letting > the sink drain. When not underway, with the vanity sink drain through-hull > seacock open, I could pump raw water into the head. > > > > Does that sound reasonable, or is my boat's head intake plumbing screwy? > > > > Thanks, > > Randy > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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