[C320-list] Head Vent

[Thomas Bowman]

Thanks, I'll try it when I get to shore.
Tom

Tom Bowman
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On Jul 23, 2013, at 10:48 AM, Ted Harrison <tharrison at innovations-plus.com> wrote:

> Take off the plastic cover on the vent (outside) starboard side.
> 
> Blow compressed air through.
> 
> Or take tme vent hose off the holding tank and blow out.
> 
> Likely spider web in vent.
> 
> Mine does not have a screen on it .
> 
> Hull 424
> 
> Ted
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jul 23, 2013, at 10:00 AM, Thomas Bowman <tadbowman at optonline.net> wrote:
> 
>> Anybody have any experience unclogging the head vent, ours seems to have a problem ?
>> Best,
>> Snow Goose  (644)
>> 
>> Tom Bowman
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>> 
>> On Jul 23, 2013, at 7:47 AM, Rick Sulewski <rsulewski at bex.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Ian,
>>> You will need to prime the pump by removing the line feeding the pump that
>>> goes into the filter on top of the pump. Suggest that after you refill the
>>> tanks that you remove the filter first and clear out any debris before
>>> spinning it on the pump and then pour some water into the filter before
>>> reinstalling the feeder line.  When you ran down the tanks you may have also
>>> pulled some debris from the tanks into the filter.
>>> 
>>> It may take a couple of primes to clear out the air. Repeating the prime
>>> cycle process is what we experienced the first time we ran the tanks & pump
>>> dry. Now when I clean the filter before spring launch we can usually clear
>>> the air after one prime. The problem is the pump may be at the same height
>>> or higher than the water level in the tank and the air must go somewhere (
>>> out of the galley faucet before pulling the water from the tanks, so keep
>>> the galley faucet open when you restart the primed pump.
>>> 
>>> We use one tank at a time and whenever we begin to hear the pump begin to
>>> change its sound & speed before it runs completely dry we switch tanks and
>>> avoid having the prime the pump. Also. Adding a couple of capfuls of bleach
>>> to each tank refill does a great job of keeping the water smelling fresh. We
>>> do not drink the tank water.
>>> 
>>> Hope this explanation is helpful.
>>> Rick
>>> 1995 320 #277
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>>> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Ian Davis
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 6:35 AM
>>> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
>>> Subject: [C320-list] Fresh Water Pump
>>> 
>>> I needed to clean out the water tanks on my 1993 C320.  So I turned on all
>>> the faucets and ran them until the fresh water pump was just pumping air and
>>> the tanks were almost empty.  I then turned off the pump, cleaned out the
>>> tanks and refilled them to the top.  I then turned the pump on again and all
>>> it does is continue to pump air.  It seems incapable of pumping the water
>>> from the tanks
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Now I know the boat is twenty years old, but that's surely not an excuse for
>>> Catalina back then to install a NON self-priming pump!!.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Has anyone else experiences this and/or have a solution.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Ian Davis - Wind Star - #18
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>