[C320-list] Head tank Smells??

[JJ Morrison]

What I did was to take out the tank and old hose and then measure the old hoses. It's fairly easily(well not that easily) done and then you have the exact lengths required. As a further note when I went to remove the vent line it was clamped to an electrical cable with a nylon wire tie. I had to get at it by removing the 110V plug box on the starboard bulkhead on the head enclosure...as I recall that was a bit of a bugger. The other thing you may want to consider is to add a bit extra length to the head hose in case you may later wish to replace the Jabsco head. I put in a Raritan and it was just by good luck that the hose was long enough. We love the Raritan by the way. Boats!!CheersJohnM1999#574

> Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2013 17:09:24 -0400
> From: swampcreek42 at yahoo.com
> To: tharrison at innovations-plus.com; C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Head tank Smells??
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> Diameter is 1.5".
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> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: tharrison at innovations-plus.com 
> Date: 10/13/2013  4:25 PM  (GMT-05:00) 
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com 
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Head tank Smells?? 
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> 9 feet rings a bell. The tank cost me just over 200 dollars. 
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On 2013-10-13, at 4:20 PM, dprudden <dprudden at comcast.net> wrote:
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> > Ted,
> > I plan on replacing the head/holding tank hoses next spring, but I forgot to measure lengths and Diameter of the hoses after I just finished winterizing yesterday. Do you recall the hose dimensions you needed?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > David Prudden
> > #787
> > 
> > Sent from my iPhone
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> >> On Oct 13, 2013, at 10:12 AM, "tharrison at innovations-plus.com" <tharrison at innovations-plus.com> wrote:
> >> 
> >> I did replace the vent hose. 
> >> 
> >> Take the mirror cabinet off - 4 screws. Wiggle out 
> >> 
> >> Then take the two pieces of wood in the  shelf. 6 screws 
> >> 
> >> Then take the board off the 4 screws. This one is a tight fit but take it easy and it comes out. 
> >> 
> >> The vent is top left . The previous owner cut a little access hole. 
> >> 
> >> It was not that bad for me to replace the  black hoses with high quality white hoses. 
> >> 
> >> Tank flips out in a clockwise direction. I cut the hides and ducked taped ends to avoid addition leakage. 
> >> 
> >> Ted - hull 424
> >> 905 430 3365 if you want to talk. - Canada 
> >> 
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >> 
> >>> On 2013-10-13, at 9:16 AM, millers1 at aol.com wrote:
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> I recently purchased a C320 , 2000, hull  #680, and plan to try and eliminate the holding tank smell and possible 
> >>> problems discussed below:
> >>> What I know:  All the tank hoses appear to be up-graded to the "Black Hose" except for the vent 
> >>>                    hose.  Did the C320 come with black hoses or white?
> >>>                     The macerator will allow leakage back into the tank.  Concur the hull valve should                    
> >>>                     always be shut for compliance.
> >>>                     I have an in tank "rod/float" that provides some info on the fullness of the tank.
> >>>                     Because the tank is lower than the head, the head slowly drains to the tank (the 
> >>>                      head pump "one way valves" are not zero leakage). So the ultimate indication of