Same here. I replaced both the anode and heating element on our 1983
Raritan Water Heater last year. Needed a good purchase with a 24" pipe
wrench. I had the enclosure off for painting and was working with the
tank itself. This year I might just plumb in the engine heating loop.
It was not connected when we bought our current C&C 35-3. I do enjoy
having hot water on the boat.
Neil Schiller
1983 C&C 35-3, #028, "Grace"
Whitehall, Michigan
WLYC
On 12/4/2018 8:57 AM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List wrote:
I replaced my water heater last year. When it was still installed, I
tried to remove the anode from it. I tried various options and nothing
worked. When I removed it from the boat, I managed to unscrew it. You
need the proper leverage. In my case the close quarters did not help.
A bigger wrench or a stronger arm should help. But you need a good
purchase in the first place.
Marek
1994 C270 Legato
Ottawa, ON
*From:* Josh Muckley via CnC-List
*Sent:* Tuesday, December 4, 2018 00:01
*To:* C&C List
*Cc:* Josh Muckley
*Subject:* Re: Stus-List replacing anodes
As for the water heater, it sounds like you need to get a bigger pipe
wrench. I'll PM you a picture I took of mine tonight. It is about 4
years old and looking pretty rough. I think it will last at least
through till next year.
Use a shop-vac to suck out the other piece of the anode from the engine.
Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C&C 37+
Solomons, MD
On Mon, Dec 3, 2018, 12:18 PM David Knecht via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote:
I had a nice weather day yesterday so decided to get a head start
on spring projects. Nothing went smoothly (what else is new):
#1- I tried to replace the Raritan water heater anode. This is
the first time I have tried to do it in the 5 years I have owned
the boat, so unknown when was the last change. I was unable to
budge the threads at all with a large pipe wrench. Suggestions on
how to get it loose without damage to the unit? Will PB blaster
do anything to pipe compound?
#2- I removed the engine heat exchanger anode that I put in a few
years ago. The cap came off without the zinc itself. I first
interpreted this as the zinc being completely gone. However, when
I tried to insert a new one, it was blocked from going in at all.
I am guessing this means the zinc core broke off and is stuck
inside. If I take the end cap off, can I get to the piece
inside? Is this a common problem?
Thanks- Dave
S/V Aries
1990 C&C 34+
New London, CT
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