[C320-list] Sink thru-hulls

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I have found that plugging one side and sucking water from the lake up 
the drain with a vacuum rids the system of debris at the thru-hull and 
helps speed drainage.  Still slow compared with home.

Camelot
#322


-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Seastream <robert.seastream at comcast.net>
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Sent: Mon, Apr 12, 2010 3:25 pm
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Sink thru-hulls


I agree with Paul. Our sink drains slowly also. It's because the drain 
isn't much higher than the waterline. If you want a faster drain time 
you could install an inline pump in the drain line. The drawback there 
is that the pump would have to be switch operated and you'd have to 
remember to throw the switch anytime you needed the sink to drain. 
 
Bob Seastream 
Intuition # 906 
 
On Apr 12, 2010, at 4:14 PM, Paul Rickman wrote: 
 
> Are the drains slow when the boat is out of the water??? Boat drains 
> are naturally slow when the boat is 
> in the water. One approach to clean them is to close the thru hull, > 
mix up about one table spoon 
> of baking soda to a cup of water and pour it in and let is stand for 
> a while. You may want to do that 
> more than once. Then rinse. 
> 
> Paul 
> Affinity 657 
> Bay Bridge Marina 
> Chesapeake Bay 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________ 
> From: "hcreech at comcast.net" <hcreech at comcast.net> 
> To: "Catalina, C-320" <C320-List at catalina320.org> 
> Sent: Mon, April 12, 2010 4:03:28 PM 
> Subject: [C320-list] Sink thru-hulls 
> 
> My boat has yet to launch this year, but I would like to resolve one 
 > last problem before it does. I'm sure I can count on the list as > 
usual with the best solution. Both my galley and head sinks are very > 
slow draining, not sure whether to attack this from the top or > bottom 
and how best to fix. 
> 
> 
> Thanks, 
> Herb Creech, 
> Cloud Chaser #606