[C320-list] Head smell discoveries

[danny jensen]

Dear Head Smell Sufferers,

I purchased my C320 2004 model in June and the aft cabin had a terrible head smell.  If the boat was closed up it was unbearable. I ended taking Jeff's advice went to a forespar 906024 FORESPAR CF 253 3/4" THRU-HULL $11.22 instead of the vent that hardly let any air in the head at all! The factory vent cap really restricts the airflow. I did need to cut down the hose forespar barb a bit for clearance. Now I've got a 3/4 in thru-hull I can blow a hose through to clear! The aft cabin has no smell at all! The closet smells like cedar.

I used TRIDENT VAC XHD SANITATION HOSE (FDA) (WHITE,HEAVY SMOOTH WALL) , 3/4 tubing ~25 ft @ $1.62 / foot at MMI marine. While I was at it I upgraded my head to a Raritan PH II marine size $275.00 (hodges marine) and swapped out the 1 1/2 inc. hose with TRIDENT PREMIUM WHITE RUBBER SANITATION HOSE 1 1/2" ~30 ft @ 6.62 /ft MMI marine. The total hose cost was $260. I used 3M 4200 on the inside of the thru-hull just in case.  Based on my research on Peggy the Head Mistress Site Trident premium is the way to go and MMI is the lowest cost vendor for the hose. The job is a pain so put good hose in. I looked at the cost of rebuild kits for the head and found it was cheaper to just replace it with a super reliable PH II. I had an old Wilcox Cruttenden head. The bolt patterns on the WC don’t match the PH II but this is not an issue.

So far my boat smells like a boat. Thanks Jeff for your tip on the vent. This need to be done to all boats to end suffering.

Danny
#972 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Hare
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 10:55 AM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Head smell discoveries

I uploaded a few pictures of the vent hose upgrade project to my photo gallery.

http://tinyurl.com/headupgrades

Jeff
#809