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Subject: Stus-List Winterizing the Holding Tank
Do people worry about emptying the holding tank for winter storage? Both boats
I have bought had stuff left in the hol
Years ago we had a power boat in our marina that was renamed The Busted
Flush after their half full holding tank froze and burst over the winter.
Even with room for expansion ice will put extra pressure on the tank that
may or may not withstand it. I prefer not to take the chance.
--
Don Newman
Pump out is inexpensive and should be done. Yes you do want anti-freeze in the
lines.
John McLaughlin
"Pyewacket"
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, 2015 8:00 AM
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Subject: Stus-List Winterizing the Holding Tank
Do people worry about emptying the holding tank for winter storage? Both boats
I have bought had stuff left in the holding tank when I took ownership, and
there was no damage, so I have
Why take a chance? Why not get a pumpout?
Bob Boyer
S/V Rainy Days / Annapolis MD
1983 C&C Landfall 38 - Hull #230
email: dainyr...@icloud.com
blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com
"There is nothing--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as simply
messing about in boats." --Kenneth Grahame
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, November 20, 2015 8:00 AM
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Cc: David Knecht
Subject: Stus-List Winterizing the Holding Tank
Do people worry about emptying the holding tank for winter storage? Both boats
I have bought had stuff left in the holding tank when I took ownership, and
there was no damage
I suck mine out and refill a few times with fresh water. Then a shot of
bleach down the toilet to clean the lines and then some more flushing. All
of this is completed with a shot of glycol. I have a vacu-flush so vacuum
tank and lines are longer and more critical. Once glycol is in the tank I
Do people worry about emptying the holding tank for winter storage? Both boats
I have bought had stuff left in the holding tank when I took ownership, and
there was no damage, so I have presumed that with plenty of expansion room in
the tank, it won’t be a problem. I have flushed some antifree