This thread has drifted from being informational to being judgemental.
Just bcause you know some facts doesn't mean your conclusion will
match mine.

I do know what a vented loop is - I have them. I periodically check
the vents, as well as the hoses and their (double) clamps - just like
I check pretty much every system on the boat.

However, I do not close all the seacocks when I leave the boat for a
week. Doesn't mean I'm an idiot, merely that I've evaluated the risk
and found a level I'm confortable with.


On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:01:34 -0500, "Bryan"
wrote:

Peggie,

Trying to tell people to install vented loops is like trying to get them to
close seacocks when they leave the boat for extended periods. Ain't gonna
happen.