[C320-list] water tanks

[John Frost]

My engine water, A/C water and dripless coupling water thru hulls as well as
my engine keys are under the mattress and were always a bit of a pain to
wrangle with in the dark bowels there.  Until, that is, I picked up a hockey
puck battery operated stick-up LED light at Wally World. I just tap it when
I lift the board and it is daylight down there. Also put one on wall of
lazerettes for night trips into those bowels.  Simple, cheap ($3) and works
great.

John Frost
2007 C320 MKII, Hull # 1118 
Lake Guntersville, AL


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Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 8:32 PM
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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=2008111614264
2627
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