[C320-list] Macerator

[John Frost]

Be very careful how you do that. It almost sank my 2 year old MKII.
I used a plastic wire tie to lock the Forespar handle closed by looping the
tie over the large rubber holding tank hose that ran next to the handle.
After a year, the handle pulled out of the rotating ball in the thru hull
and I had a gusher. Luckily we were on board and near the marina. My post
incident failure analysis tells me that the rubber hose must have vibrated
when motoring. The handle is not meant to take a vibrating load in the
direction perpendicular to the valve body. 

Happy Sailing!

John
2007 C320MKII
Hull 1118
Guntersville, AL



tie it off with a plastic tie
Igrunes #851

On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 9:55 AM, <wflowe3 at aim.com> wrote:

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>  While on the subject of the macerator, I would like to remove the
> thru-hull shutoff handel so my boat becomes a little more "lake legal". It
> is located under the starboard settee and has very limited space between
the
> shutoff and the holding tank. I can get a short phillips screw driver into
> the hole in the handle but cannot get enough hand torque to unscrew
> anything.  Since the valve is plastic, I;m concerned about breaking
> something and letting the lake in. Any thoughts?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karl Mielenhausen _/) <C320 at suddenlink.net>
> To: C320-List <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> Sent: Mon, Jun 6, 2011 7:16 am
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Macerator
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>
> Tim,
>
> Mine is Jabsco 18590-0000.
> I have downloaded the Owners Manual to the website
> (http://www.catalina320.com/filemgmt/viewcat.php?cid=6) for the benefit of
> all our dues-paying members.
> (P. S. Thanks for being a member of the association).
> The manual has lots of info on maintenance and parts replacement (which
> may or may not be available!!).
>
> Karl
>
> On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:02:15 -0400, Tim <chillinonahd at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know the model of the macerator pump on our c320 vintage
> > 1999. Seems
> > while I was flushing the water tanks I turned this on by mistake (on the
> > hard)
> > and ran it dry. Now when I turn it on it draws on the batteries but no
> > movement
> > from the motor. Need to replace so I can use the head!!
> >
> > thx
> >
> > Calypso
> > #603
> >
> > For those interested, over the winter I did the engine pod upgrade used
> > John's
> > shopping list and it was a piece of cake to complete. I also added a 2
> > blade
> > flex-o-fold, very happy with it, again using the loaner tools, this too
> > along
> > with a new cutlass bearing were simple to complete.
>
>
> --
> Karl Mielenhausen
> Catalina 320 Hull 690
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