[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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