[C320-list] Swtiching between fresh water tanks

[kskis at aol.com]

I will put my 2 cents in here.  I try to keep the aft tank full and only use the bow tank.  Since the aft tank is on the starboard side keeping it full helps offset the "C320 portside list".  Another way of offsetting the portside list is to keep the boom when not sailing resting on the port side instead of centered.  The result was there was no water/growth on my portside bootstripe last season which was an improvement from the prior season.  Neil Kornblatt Harmony #973


-----Original Message-----
From: David Veeneman <davidv at veeneman.com>
To: C320-List at catalina320.com <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Thu, May 16, 2019 3:11 pm
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Swtiching between fresh water tanks

Thanks, Dave. As the new owner of a 1994 C320, that’s going to help me learn my water system.

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David Veeneman
davidv at veeneman.com



> On May 16, 2019, at 11:37 AM, Dave Hupe <hoopdtwo at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> On my 1994 Cat320 (#32)  I have a forward (v-berth) water tank and another under the main cabin port couch. The v-berth tank sits slightly higher. Both tanks feed to a common line and each tank has its own shutoff valve on the tank (not very convenient). Like John Dean described, I find that if I leave both tank valves open, when the forward tank runs dry the port side tank acts like it's empty too (apparently the system sucks air) even though there may be plenty of water in the port tank.  So, I pump water first from the v-berth tank and keep the port tank valve closed until I start to lose water, then I close the forward tank valve and open the port tank valve. 
> Dave Hupe
> Holland, MI 
> 
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