[C320-list] Head sink drain

[Joe Luciano]

I find that upgrading the actual sink drains to metal, vs. the cheap plastic ones that come standard on the 320 is a big plus.  The cheap plastic ones end up looking bad after a while, the “chrome-like” coating peels and it just looks bad in my opinion.  For just a few bucks, you can buy a metal sink drain that matches the sink well, goes in with a plumber’s putty seal and then hooks up below the sink same as before.  I found mine at a local chandlery, but you can find them on-line as well.  Get the dimensions off the old plastic ones…..They match the metallic sink perfectly…

Joe Luciano
Second Wind 
2005 C-320


> On Feb 3, 2019, at 9:41 AM, Greg Flanagan <greg.flanagan at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> Possibly. However, all the joins were chalked and leaked so it didn’t work. Also more importantly the new sink drain stem enters a very serious through-hull hose at a point above the water line. The parts I replaced were hand tightened couplings to the sinks flanges that includes two traps joining a T and then a coupling to the drain (standard double sink kit-$9.99).  I removed the traps and cut each horizontal piece as shorter length than standard on these small sinks. These pieces also couple to the stem with hand tightened joins. The bottom of the T goes into the tube (hose) going down to the through-hull. This join is secured with a SS clamp. 
> 
> It is my view that anything above the water line can use standard (inexpensive) parts. I also have replaced both faucet sets with standard plumbing. As far as durability counts, my replacements have outlasted the original equipment by 2X  years and are still working fine. 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Greg 
> Hoop Dancer #1076
> 
>> On Feb 3, 2019, at 2:01 AM, bruceheyman <bruceheyman at cox.net> wrote:
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>> I don't have access to ABYC but I would guess that is the reason for all the high quality hoses and ss hose clamps. When the thruhull is open the drain is open to the sea.Bruce Hey man(949) 289 8400
>> -------- Original message --------From: Jeffrey Brown <oceanblues at mac.com> Date: 2/2/19  18:34  (GMT-08:00) To: C320-List at catalina320.com Subject: Re: [C320-list] Head sink drain Thanks Greg. Great advice. Jeff Brown949-350-5123> On Feb 2, 2019, at 6:27 PM, Greg Flanagan <greg.flanagan at shaw.ca> wrote:> > Just a note on drains. I removed my galley double sink drains five years ago. I was surprised to see expensive sewage quality tubing and at least half a dozen SS clamps and a lot of silicone chalking on a very labor intensive drainage system. > > I bought a plastic off-the-shelf double sink drain system from my local building supply company for under $10. I didn’t need the traps and I had to cut the horizontal sections shorter as the double sinks are smaller than standard. All of the fittings were hand tightened on this system rather than chalked. It took me two hours to remove the original mess. And it took about ten minutes to install the new standard plumbing parts. All I could wonder is why a cost conscious boat builder would have constructed this drain! > > I haven’t done any thing on the sink head, however, I suspect it suffers from the same “sailboat” mentality. It’s just a sink drain (without a trap), so check out the cheep parts (plastic) in your local hardware. > > Cheers,> > Greg > Hoop Dancer #1076> >> On Feb 2, 2019, at 4:11 PM, Dave Hupe <hoopdtwo at yahoo.com> wrote:>> >> Jeff->> Maybe this one?  https://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/1503_1274/sink-drain-assembly-straight-wstainless-flange.cfm>> Dave Hupe1994 Cat320 (#32)Holland, MI>>