[C320-list] Rust at vent cap

[Kirk McCullough]

Bruce

I installed it near the original vent and yes I teed it, so both vents are 
there. There is no sag in the drain line now. I did it about 7 years ago, 
but as I recall its slightly higher than the original vent.

Kirk
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Heyman" <BruceHeyman at cox.net>
To: "'C320-List'" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Rust at vent cap


> Kirk,
> Where did you install the second vent fitting?  Did you "T" the line? 
> This
> sounds like a serious safety issue that we should encourage all owners to
> investigate.
> Bruce
> Somerset #671 SoCal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Kirk McCullough
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 9:58 AM
> To: C320-List
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Rust at vent cap
>
> I had to do the same thing with my propane vent line. There was a low spot
> which always filled with water, making the vent useless. I installed a
> second vent fitting to allow me to straighten out the line.
>
> Kirk
>
> Boomerang #124
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Stanley Rogacevicz" <SROGACEV at holycross.edu>
> To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 7:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Rust at vent cap
>
>
>   Another thing to check - Make sure there are no low spots before the
> stern exit because if there are,  water will pool there and make the 
> ent  -
>
> Useless. Just because you can pour water into the propane locker and see
> water come out the stern it  Does  Not  mean that the vent is working
> because if anywhere along it the tube is filled with water,  propane gas -
> Will Not - drain out. Just blowing it out once does not cure the problem
> either because rain or washing will simply fill the low spot again. This
> came up a few years ago on this list and it is a fairly common problem 
> that
> I remedied with slight re-routing of mine.
> Stan
> formerly "Christy Leigh"
> c320 #656
> Wickford/Narragansett Bay RI
>
>>>> "Quentin Murphy" <qmurphy at sympatico.ca> 3/27/2007 9:50 AM >>>
> Adam,
>
> After I purchased my boat fall of 2005, I turned on the propane at the 
> tank
> to do a leak test. A half-hour later the boat started to smell of propane.
> Using soap I discovered the brass Tee fitting (at the top of the tank) has 
> a
> crack (which I could only see with a magnifying glass). I replaced it. 
> Next
> spring I washed out the propane locker and it would not drain (dust and
> spider webs).  I now clean this locker a few times a season and make sure
> water drains out that vent cap at the Port side of the transom.  I was 
> lucky
> the boat did not blow up.  This drain vent, which is very important, clogs
> easily.
>
> Quentin
> Celtic Knot #667
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com]On Behalf Of Adam Weiner
> Sent: March 26, 2007 9:41 PM
> To: catalina at thehares.com; 'C320-List'
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Rust at vent cap
>
>
> Port side, just above the water.  It is far below the 110 inlet.
>
> Adam
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Hare
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 6:36 PM
> To: 'C320-List'
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Rust at vent cap
>
>
>
> Any chance you meant starboard?  If so, it's probably diesel fuel vent.
>
> -Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Weiner [mailto:esquirecatering at rcn.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 9:07 PM
> To: 'C320-List'
> Subject: [C320-list] Rust at vent cap
>
>
>
> While pumping out yesterday I got a good look at the boat's stern which
> I normally don't see.  There was a large amount of rust coming out of
> the ventilator cap on the port transom.  (I have hull 218.)  This is the
> same type of vent cap that is used for the head vent.
>
> Does anyone know what the vent on the port transom close to the water
> connects to?
>
> Adam
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