[C320-list] water tanks

[jim brown]

Thanks Karl and Irv. I think when I get up to Lake Ontario after ice out this summer I'll add a valve and see what problems it causes. I like the idea of putting it in the outlet hose in the port locker rather than under the berth. My boat has the innerspring mattresses, which are great for sleeping, but the corners don't bend so it really makes the present set-up a pain and the split hatch might not help much. The mattress also makes getting the aft engine cover off in an emergency a struggle but that's a different problem.

Jim Brown




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From: Karl Mielenhausen _/) <c320 at suddenlink.net>
To: C320-List at catalina320.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9:31:50 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] water tanks

Jim,
I think that could be a great solution. With the forward tank's valve closed, the water pump should not be able to suck air and lose prime.
Another solution might be to split the water valve compartment hatch, as seen here....
http://www.catalina320.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20081116142642627
This allows me to merely pull up the corner of the mattress and bedding to make the valve swap.

On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:27:40 -0500, jim brown <jbrown5093 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> With our boat 12 hours away, on the cradle, covered in snow I've had time to think. My water tank control valves are under the aft berth and I've looked a the website and considered the various suggestions about relocation so you can change tanks without making the bed. However, I thought this solution might be easier. Has anyone put a shut off valve on the outlet of the forward tank as it exits the tank? With that in the off position and both valves open unter the aft berth you would run only on the aft tank. When that ran dry you would simply open the forward valve and the tank would drain into the aft tank. It seems a simpler solution that all the re-plumbing and relocating of both valves. Just open and close one valve under the drawer in the forward berth.  AmI missing something? Jim Brown  Desafinado 1003
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--Karl Mielenhausen
Catalina 320 Hull 690
New Bern, NC