[C320-list] What a GREAT list...

[Chris Burti]

Congratulations:

Ok...so you took pictures, composed a parts list and did a step by
step write up for the next Mainsheet ...Right????

On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 6:14 PM, warren updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Pattie and I just completed our holding tank project. We went from a measly
> 12 gal. (1994) to 22 gal., an 83% increase giving us 7+ days without
> pump-out instead of 4. Not a piece of cake; but, definitely a DYI project,
> IF... you are forearmed with information from this list, such as:
>
>  o pictures sent by two owners of later model boats;
>  o advice to pull the pump-out deck fitting up to make removal and
> replacement of the hose a breeze, and force us to rebed that fitting: one
> less to do in the future;
>  o advice to use dish detergent on the fittings and hoses to make
> attachment
> easier;
>  o advice to use an auto tail pipe expander to make the hose attachments
> easier, an absolute necessity in my opinion;
>  o recommendations on hoses, installation, etc.
>  o and etc., and etc.
>
> Point is, without all the sage advice from those of you who have
> been-there-done-that, I'm quite sure I would have stopped mid-project and
> had the yard finish it.
>
> What a list! What a bunch of good-hearted people (other than OD.) (Kidding)
> Thanks to everyone who contributed these ideas.
>
> Warren & Pattie Updike
> Catalina 320, #62, "Warr De Mar"
> Middle River, Chesapeake Bay
>
> PS I got the tank, hose and fittings from Catalina parts in FL. Couldn't
> beat the price, and Ellie Quinn knows her stuff.
>
>


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Chris Burti Farmville, NC