Check this out> Skip did exactly the holding tank installation you're talking about on his C&C 40. The pump out is on deck and when he's offshore it drains straight out without a macerator pump.
http://sailingsaralane.blogspot.com/2012/11/systems-review-warningpotentially-boring.html Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com> wrote: > Pump-out fittings are a friction fit with the deck outlet. They scare the > hell out of me. > The last one I used, the previous user had turned the open/close lever at > the business end to close before turning the pump off. This left the hose > full of waste up to the shutoff. When I cracked the valve to pump out our > tank, there was some seriously explosive decompression and somebody else's > *stuff* flew everywhere. > I'm glad I don't have to use pumpouts very often, overboard discharge is > still legal most places in Canada; I still make sure it's deep, > fast-flowing water far from land. > > > On 21 October 2013 08:27, djhaug...@juno.com <djhaug...@juno.com> wrote: > >> Okay guys, >> >> I'm planning a new waste system. I'm going with the Raritan PHC head and >> a new holding tank. I currently have a very old Jabsco head and a bladder >> holding tank. I really don't like the bladder. It has worked okay but, >> one day it will fail and it will be disgusting! I just want rid of it... >> >> I'm looking for ideas on the design. i.e. Where to install the tank and >> how to pipe it. I've been reading and I was thinking to try and install >> about a 16-18 gallon tank, that conforms to the hull, behind the head. >> However, after a closer look on Saturday, I'm not sure there is enough >> room there. I was kind of hoping to install it there in order to pipe up a >> gravity drain for when I'm in an area where that is possible. This would >> also keep the hose runs very short and I could easily vent and pipe the >> pump-out fitting in the side deck above. >> >> Of course that would have the need of piping up hill to get into the tank >> and make it a bit harder to clear the waste from the hose with every flush. >> Then I heard it might be better to have the waste run downhill to the >> tank. That would create the need of pumping overboard if I were in an area >> that allowed it and the need of another pump. >> >> I'm not exactly sure how the pump-out system works when having it done at >> a pump-out station. Is it a fitting that attaches to the deck fitting and >> sucks it up the hose or, do they run a smaller hose down into the tank and >> suck it directly out with their hose? >> >> Anyway, As always, any and all advice, insights and colorful comments >> are appreciated! >> >> Danny >> Lolita >> 1973 Viking 33 >> Westport Point, MA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> > > > -- > Jim Watts > Paradigm Shift > C&C 35 Mk III > Victoria, BC > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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