[C320-list] shower hose attachement

[Koen Bennebroek]

I'm not sure if this configuration changed on newer boats, but ours
has the following behind the aft cabin door: small opening cabinet on
the bottom that allows access to head inlet, head sink drain and
shower drain valves, and above that 2 (or maybe 3, can't remember)
small drawers. The bottom drawer seems to go deeper. I'll try removing
these drawers next time I'm on the boat.

By the way, last year we changed over to the fresh water flush system
using the shower hose instead of pumping in salt water, to reduce
smells. Now of course, trying to switch back with a leaking shower
hose, doesn't work. I guess the through-hull is clogged. Will have the
diver check next time.

Thanks for all replies! This has helped a lot.

-Koen

On 10/16/06, Scott Thompson <sthompson at toad.net> wrote:
> Try going into the aft cabin and pulling out the top "drawer" behind the
> door.  It's possible to swing this all the way out and lower it on its
> hinges if you release the catch on the back edge.  This will give you
> access from the side of the sink, but I can't testify that it will solve
> your problem.  I don't know if this works on the older boats with a
> different head configuration.
>
> On boats you sometimes need to be a contortionist and take radical
> measures to access troublesome parts.  I once managed to get myself
> stuck head down, legs in the air, torso through a very narrow opening
> into the steering gear compartment, early on a spring morning in a more
> or less abandoned boatyard.  I was trying to repair some wiring on my
> old Yamaha 30.  It took quite a bit of yelling before someone finally
> heard me and came to the rescue.
>
> Scott Thompson
> Surprise, 653
>
> Koen Bennebroek wrote:
> > We have the Whale parts on our boat. But I was wondering how to get to the
> > place where the flexible shower hose connects to the faucet/plumbing. Our
> > head is one large molded piece. I can open the through-hull valves from a
> > very small cabinet in the aft cabin, and in that cabinet I can see the
> > shower hose hanging down. But the connection seems to be at the faucet,
> > higher up.
> > The only way I can envision getting to the faucet is by removing the
> > mirrored-door cabinet assembly in the head. Is that correct?
> > Even so, the faucet location is further down, so it will probably be very
> > awkward to get to...
> >
> > Thanks, Koen
> >
> > On 10/14/06, JPMESA at aol.com <JPMESA at aol.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Our aft shower gave out the other day and we found out that  the first
> >> few
> >> years Catalina used Sea-tech parts, later they used Whale. You  might
> >> want
> >> to
> >> check? Here is the address & contact info:
> >>
> >> Emily Harris
> >> Sea Tech, Inc.
> >> Sales and Marketing Services  Manager
> >> 910-763-3710
> >> eharris at seatechinc.com
> >> _www.seatechinc.com_ (http://www.seatechinc.com)
> >>
> >> John & Bobbi  Holokai  2   (  #112)
> >>
> >>
>
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