[C320-list] Holding Tank Discharge Through Hull

Elizabeth Schwartz schwartz781 at optonline.net
Sun Mar 23 11:53:16 PDT 2014


Ahoy and thanks.........That would be very helpful. Our 
email.....schwartz781 at optonline.net  .  Ph 631 473 3140.......Joe n Beth
 
 
 On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 11:19 AM, Bruce Heyman wrote:
 
 > Beth n Joe,
> I could take a picture of our configuration and send it to you.  I'll 
> be back on the Boat on Tuesday.  Let me know if that would be helpful.
> Best,
> Bruce
> Somerset 742 Somerset
>
> Bruce Heyman (949) 289-8400
>
> Elizabeth Schwartz  wrote:
>
>> Ahoy!...and Thanks again.....I'm ordering the fittings today. It will 
>> take some courage to drill a hole in the bottom of the boat. It will 
>> be reminiscent of the first time I cut a hole in my roof to install a 
>> skylight! ...Joe n Beth
>>  
>>  
>>  On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 09:54 PM, clburti at gmail.com wrote:
>>  
>>  > I’m going from memory but, I guess that there is at least six 
>> inches between the valve and the tank.
>>>
>>>
>>> Note, the Coast Guard requires the valve be secured when in 
>>> regulated waters. I sued a lock like those found on a desk drawer on 
>>> the forward edge of the settee cover. a3/4” hole and you are secure. 
>>> May wish to put a clip on the back edge.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Fair Winds
>>> Chris Burti
>>> Commitment
>>> Catalina 320, #867
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Elizabeth Schwartz
>>> Sent: ‎Saturday‎, ‎March‎ ‎22‎, ‎2014 ‎4‎:‎37‎ ‎PM
>>> To: 320
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ahoy, and thanks......I am a new member. As to the thru hull 
>>> location....is there enough room to slide the tank forward for 
>>> removal? Thanks...Jo n Beth    On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 01:03 PM, 
>>> clburti at gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> Welcome to the group. We invite you to go the C320 IA website and
>>> become a member if you haven't already. http://www.catalina320.com 
>>> There is a wealth of information available there to members.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Our through hull discharge is located  forward of the tank, in line 
>>>> with the batteries with enough clearance to operate the valve lever 
>>>> located between the valve body and the tank.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Fair Winds
>>>> Chris Burti
>>>> Commitment
>>>> Catalina 320, #867
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: Elizabeth Schwartz
>>>> Sent: ‎Friday‎, ‎March‎ ‎21‎, ‎2014 ‎12‎:‎27‎ ‎PM
>>>> To: 320
>>>> Cc: 320
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.....I'm aware of the general location. If the holding tank 
>>>> needs to be removed for any reason, the stem of the thru hull may 
>>>> impact that process, if put in the way. I'm trying to decide if it 
>>>> should go outboard of the holding tank, or forward of the right 
>>>> side close to battery location.......Thanks....Joe
>>>>    On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 11:10 AM, Dick Walker wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It is under the forward STBD seat
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>
>>>>> Dick Walker
>>>>> 740 Olive Ave.
>>>>> Coronado ,CA 92118
>>>>> 619.435.8986
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mar 21, 2014, at 5:43, Elizabeth Schwartz  wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ahoy all.....I'm new to the C 320 group. Recently purchased 1995 
>>>>>> hull #245. Can someone send me a photo of the location of the 
>>>>>> holding tank macerator discharge thru hull, that best allows for 
>>>>>> holding tank removal if necessary?  Also, has anyone drilled out 
>>>>>> weep holes in the "hollow" floor grid structure? Thanks.....Joe 
>>>>>> On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 06:46 AM, John Meyers wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Here is another hint that will reduce evaporation in the roller 
>>>>>>> pan. Cover
>>>>>>> the pan with a board while rolling onto the boat. I do it with 2 
>>>>>>> cans.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> John Meyers
>>>>>>> Muskegon MI
>>>>>>> Wind Chime
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 11:59 PM, tharrison at innovations-plus.com 
>>>>>>> <
>>>>>>> tharrison at innovations-plus.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Bill this was excellent information. I may be able to reduce my 
>>>>>>>> vc17 use
>>>>>>>> by 1 can.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> When you say cover to you mean the roller. Like a 13mm split 
>>>>>>>> form nap?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> When do you change covers?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ted hull 424
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Mar 20, 2014, at 11:26 PM, Bill Culbertson
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hmmm.  I'm on Lake Erie and I've put on VC17 for 13 years (6 
>>>>>>>>> times). I
>>>>>>>> always use 2.5 cans.  I use a roller from a pan and I don't 
>>>>>>>> dilute. I put
>>>>>>>> on one coat every other year.  I "prep" the surface with a wet 
>>>>>>>> brush to get
>>>>>>>> loose stuff off and let it dry.  The key is to do it quickly. 
>>>>>>>> You pour a
>>>>>>>> very small amount (compared to if you were house painting or 
>>>>>>>> Alblative
>>>>>>>> bottom painting) into the pan - maybe such that the liquid 
>>>>>>>> extends about 3"
>>>>>>>> from the deepest part of the pan up toward the shallow end or 
>>>>>>>> about 1.5 to
>>>>>>>> 2.0 roller widths.  I use a 7" roller (I've used the 
>>>>>>>> recommended 4" but I
>>>>>>>> get better results with 7").  Do not use a cheap cover.  Get it 
>>>>>>>> all onto
>>>>>>>> the roller quickly and evenly - 2 or 3 swipes. If the roller 
>>>>>>>> can't hold it
>>>>>>>> all, then pour less next time.  Then get that load onto the 
>>>>>>>> boat quickly.
>>>>>>>> Getting that rollerful onto the boat takes me maybe 7 seconds 
>>>>>>>> or so. I
>>>>>>>> think (from memory) that it is about 1.5 - 2.0 sq ft or so. 
>>>>>>>> Then
>>>>>>>>> repeat.  I stir a lot - nearly every time I pour. Don't let 
>>>>>>>>> any of it
>>>>>>>> sit in the pan for any time.  What goes into the pan stays in 
>>>>>>>> the pan for
>>>>>>>> only as long as it takes to get it onto the roller.  For the 
>>>>>>>> whole bottom I
>>>>>>>> think I tend to use about 3 covers.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> One other trick I started doing recently as my back started 
>>>>>>>>> complaining
>>>>>>>> more the last few years :).  I used to do the entire bottom 
>>>>>>>> front to back.
>>>>>>>> Seemed obvious.  But now-a-days I do the nose (which really has 
>>>>>>>> no flat
>>>>>>>> bottom surface) and then only the flat bottom surface front to 
>>>>>>>> back. Like
>>>>>>>> painting a ceiling in a crawl space I tell my friends. I use 
>>>>>>>> knee pads and
>>>>>>>> am on my knees most of the time unless it is too high.  I have 
>>>>>>>> a small
>>>>>>>> plastic foot stool that I sit on when I can do so and still 
>>>>>>>> reach. The
>>>>>>>> flat bottom part is the most uncomfortable for me.  After doing 
>>>>>>>> the entire
>>>>>>>> flat bottom part then I pull out the stool and do the keel 
>>>>>>>> which is quite
>>>>>>>> comfortable.  Then I do the rudder mostly standing which is 
>>>>>>>> moderately
>>>>>>>> comfortable except for the lower part which I sometimes do 
>>>>>>>> sitting. Now
>>>>>>>> comes the easy and comfortable part.  I go back to the nose and 
>>>>>>>> do the
>>>>>>>> sides while standing.  I join the painted flat bottom part up 
>>>>>>>> to the boot
>>>>>>>> stripe
>>>>>>>>> tape.  I'm standing upright the whole time and it is quite 
>>>>>>>>> comfortable.
>>>>>>>> Which is good because by that time my back is killing me from 
>>>>>>>> doing the
>>>>>>>> earlier stuff.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> When I used to do it all front to back, I found the area aft 
>>>>>>>>> of the keel
>>>>>>>> Hell-on-wheels. First, there is a LOT of flat bottom area back 
>>>>>>>> there and
>>>>>>>> second, by then I'm pretty sore already with lots of boat left 
>>>>>>>> to paint.  I
>>>>>>>> used to think I was halfway done when I'd gotten to the back of 
>>>>>>>> the keel.
>>>>>>>> Now I don't think so given the boat shape.  The new scheme 
>>>>>>>> although odd
>>>>>>>> and non-intuitive has worked out really well for me and my back 
>>>>>>>> these last
>>>>>>>> few times.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -bill culbertson
>>>>>>>>>  Harmony #859
>>>>>>>>>  Western Lake Erie
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ________________________________
>>>>>>>>> From: "bkuether at comcast.net" To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 6:47 AM
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] VC17 - how many cans?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Depends on the temperature and how you apply.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If you are pouring the VC into a pan and rolling it on, I 
>>>>>>>>> would say
>>>>>>>> three.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If you are squirting the VC onto a roller, I once did my 320 
>>>>>>>>> with 2 but
>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>> was tight!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If you are using a pan and its hot out?  3.5 to 4.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>> From: Marek Fluder
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 10:35 PM
>>>>>>>>> To: C320-list at catalina320.com
>>>>>>>>> Subject: [C320-list] VC17 - how many cans?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hello listers,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The highly anticipated time is coming after the long winter...
>>>>>>>>> If you use VC17 on your bottom, how many cans it usually 
>>>>>>>>> takes?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>>>>>> Marek Fluder
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
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