On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 18:41:27 +0000, Peggie Hall wrote:

Lloyd Sumpter wrote:
Sorry, again a misunderstanding. I REMOVED the sink connection and
replaced it with the holding tank outflow. No T.

Oh...that's a little different! You had me worried!

Reducing the macerator output hose by 25% (from 1" to 3/4") could cause
some backup from the thru-hull to the macerator...there's usually a
reason why equipment mfrs spec output size and it has to do with whether
the pump is pushing it through a hose faster than the hose size will
let it flow.

The sink now drains into
the bilge (we don't use it much anyway)

Yccch...that oughta keep your boat smelling great.

In my experience, it's always cheaper and easier in the long run to do
anything right the first time than it is to jury rig it and then go back
and do it over--or worse yet, have to keep on jury rigging and working
around the jury rig to keep it working. Sooner or later you're gonna
have to haul the boat--even if only for a short haul--to service/replace
all the thru-hulls...why not just do it all now and get it over with?


....because "now" is less than 1 wk from a 2-wk sailing trip that needs a
holding tank. I'll be hauling the boat out for an extended period this
winter to replace the engine, so why not do it then?

Remember, I said I'll have to cut out the seat to get at this thruhull -
not exactly a 2-hr job!

BTW: I have a GOOD look at all the thruhulls every year when I haul out.
And, as far I can tell, this thruhull is still sound - it's the seacock
that's failed (closed, fortunately!). Ideally I could replace the seacock
with the boat still in the water, but as I said, I'd be afraid of damaging
the thruhull. I will probably leave the thruhull and replace the seacock.
Why? Because NEXT year, I'll be repairing the osmosis, which involves
pretty much stripping the hull, and replacing the thruhulls would be
trivial (required?) at that time.

And, in general, I agree with your sentiment: after all, I've just spent
$2000 to install a holding tank. I coworker was amazed: he'd just
installed one a year or so ago, same size, $700. A few hours later, he was
lamenting that it smelled...I recommended he buy your book. I also have
10ft of "odorfree" 1.5" hose I could let him have cheap!

Lloyd