[C320-list] Fresh Water Tanks

[Richard A. Walker]

This is simple.
1. Use first the bow tank.
2. The shift to the stern tank
3. Never have both supplying the water.

This has the following advantages.

A. You will know when you only have the 20 Gal left in the stern tank.
b. The bow will be lighter
c. You will have fresher water by using up the bow tank then replenishing
it.
d. You do not need gages to show how much you are using..  The bow has 27
gal and the stern 20.

We are not on extended trips we keep the bow dry using only the stern.

This has worked well over the past 7 years.

Cheers,
 
Dick Walker
C-320 (687) WindWalker II
740 Olive Ave.
Coronado, CA 92118-2136
619.435.8986

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of John Van Vessem
Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 6:01 PM
To: C320-List
Subject: [C320-list] Fresh Wate Tanks

I know this has been discussed  on previous posts, but at that tiime I
didn't think I had a problem.  But evidently I do.  It seems my forward
fresh water tank is draining to my after tank because my after tank has a
leakey inspection port and because the forward tank is higher than the after
tank all the water from the forward is draining to the after tank which is
going into the bildge.  Any way someone had a solution to fixing the after
tank leak problekm.  My questistion is how did you fix the leak?
 
John Van Vessem
Sojourn 645
Vallejo Yacht Club 



----- Original Message ----
From: Chris Burti <cburti at yahoo.com>
To: C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 8:35:15 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Another fresh water problem - bad pump?


Well I was confused also as I have a sureflo pump for
my washdown system. I have the JABSCO and have been
very happy with it.

--- DrShoffner at aol.com wrote:

> Now I'm confused.  It appears the pump which got the
> bad press was the  
> Jabsco VSD, not Surflo.  Is it the Surflo or Jabsco
> pump that you guys have  
> installed and like?  Both companies make a variable
> speed  pump, and they seem to be 
> equivalent in theory, but no reviews are  posted on
> the Surflo.
>  
> Mike
> 


Chris Burti
"Commitment"
Catalina 320, #867, 
Farmville, NC

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