[C320-list] Hoses for the Head

[Greg Flanagan]

I thought I would throw my experience in. I had a nightmare of hoses including a direct out flow installed by the charter company I initially had my boat with. Two years ago I removed the extra hose and replaced the hose from the head to the tank. I couldn’t get at the lower hoses easily so I left them. This spring I took out the holding tank, macerator, and all of the hoses. I cleaned up the hull and sterilized it. I then painted it with a high gloss bilge paint. I reinstalled the tank as it was deemed to be in good condition. I moved the deck plate for the macerator to a better place so I could minimize hose kinks. I added a 90deg elbow into the hose diverter (macerator/deck outlet) for a more direct route to the deck outflow hose. The paint makes the whole area really easy to keep clean. The macerator works much better as well. 
I concur with the use of fresh water and the problems with using seawater. However, when out on the water and anchoring I use ocean water and add a enzyme to the tank. Coming into port I flush with fresh water and I only use fresh water in port.

Cheers,,

Greg
Hoop Dancer #1076
Sidney, BC

> On Sep 20, 2024, at 11:41 AM, Dan Winsor via C320-list <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
> 
> Not sure when the change took place but if your boat still has the 10 gal
> black tank then upgrade to the 22 gal while your changing hoses.
> Dan Winsor
> Lucky Devil #109
> 
> On Fri, Sep 20, 2024, 13:47 Steve Weinstein via C320-list <
> c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
> 
> > Dave, good suggestion on the larger vent hose. Remember, the vent in the
> > hull needs to be changed to a larger size as well when you do this. As for
> > source of odor, separate and apart from hose issues, you can significantly
> > reduce head odors by using fresh water to flush the head rather than raw
> > water. This is especially true if you are in salt water or brackish
> > water. There are a lot of nasty things that come in with raw water and
> > they produce lots of foul odors as they sit in there with the waste
> > material. Rather than adding a separate water tank to feed the head you
> > can use the sink/shower head to put fresh water into the head to flush it.
> > Just a suggestion. Some of the available head treatments help, but fresh
> > water cures many ills. Be sure to pump out the head and flush it with
> > fresh water before making the switch for best results.
> >
> > Steve Weinstein,2000 C320 #722, Vega.Stuart, FL
> >
> > On Friday, September 20, 2024 at 09:31:36 AM EDT, Dave Hupe via
> > C320-list <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
> >
> > Also agreed. I changed every hose imaginable associated with it including
> > water feed line from the input thru hull, pump out hose and vent hose. It
> > was not as difficult as I imagined and I did it all myself.
> > The one thing I did not do .... and still will/should have .... is replace
> > the undersized vent with a larger diameter one. The vent hose from the tank
> > is 3/4 inch and the vent barb is 1/2 inch. Believe it or not, my original
> > vent hose (too big) was loose on the inside where it should have been
> > clamped tightly to the vent fitting ..... can you say "odor leak"? Although
> > not the best approach, I installed new 3/4 inch hose and used a reducer to
> > go to 1/2 inch hose connected to the original vent. When I go for a bigger
> > vent it will be bigger hose all the way out. Many say the undersized vent
> > is the source of odor issues.
> > Dave Hupe
> > 1994 C320 #32
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> > On Thu, Sep 19, 2024 at 11:06 PM, ART HARDEN via C320-list<
> > c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote: Agreed!!
> >
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> > > On Sep 19, 2024, at 9:55 PM, Dan Winsor via C320-list <
> > c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Use a hot air gun to soften them up, coming off and going on. It's not
> > easy
> > > or fun but it's doable and worth it.
> > >
> > >> On Thu, Sep 19, 2024, 22:21 Tom Grass via C320-list <
> > >> c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Have any of you changed out some or all of the hoses in your head to
> > make
> > >> the head smell better? If so - how big a job was it? Did you do it
> > >> yourself or was it done professionally.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >>
> > >> Tom Grass
> > >> S/V Bucket List
> > >> C320 MK II Hull 1135
> > >>
> >
> >
> >