[C320-list] Head smell discoveries

[Warren Updike]

For what it's worth, here is a recipe for cleaning the holding tank. We
clipped this from a magazine, maybe Sail, a few years ago. We use it every
year in the fall before haul out. How well it works I can't say as our
holding tank has no inspection port.

Holding Tank Recipe

Ingredients: 

2C Calgon Water Softener 
1C liquid laundry detergent 

Add two cups water softener in 1 gal. hot water. Pour/pump mixture into
tank. Add one cup detergent to 1 gal. hot water. Pour/pump mixture into
tank. 

Let sit for several hours, then top off tank with fresh (hot if possible,)
water, and let sit for a few more hours. It's even better to sail with the
tank full to thoroughly agitate the mixture in the tank. Pump out and
rinse/pump with fresh water.  Your tank will now be free of much of the
bottom sludge, and ready for a long Winter nap.

Tip:  Recreation vehicle stores may carry a wand that attaches to a hose to
provide a high pressure spray. Use this in the inspection port of the tank
then rinse, pump again with fresh water.


-----Original Message-----
From: Jack McDonough [mailto:mcdonough5 at verizon.net] 
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 9:26 AM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Head smell discoveries

John:

A few years ago, I had the yard install an inspection/cleanout port on the 
top of our tank -- similar to one that came with our old 30-foot Cape Dory. 
I don't use it often but I find that it's good to have. For one thing, it's 
a good way to flush the tank with fresh water if you want to do that before 
haul-out. The port is about 5 inches in diameter.

jack
#947

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Meyers" <jcmeyers7 at gmail.com>
To: <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Head smell discoveries


> Is there a way to tell how full the holding tank is? Is there a dip stick 
> or
> something.
>
> John
> 406
>
> On Jul 7, 2011 9:02 PM, "Irving Grunes" <igrunes at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Jeff,
>> On our last outing in 20Plus knot winds, we put the rail in the water.
>> Is there a check valve of some sort to prevent water ingress thru the 
>> vent
>> you installed?
>> Irv
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 1:55 PM, Jeff Hare <catalina at thehares.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I uploaded a few pictures of the vent hose upgrade project to my photo
>>> gallery.
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/headupgrades
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>> #809
>>>
>>>
>>>