Thank you to all responded to my inquiry on winterizing the fresh water system. Great info as always.
On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 8:53 AM Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > That’s more or less what I do. The only addition is that I have a water > intake pump for the head, which I disconnect from the thru-hull and run > antifreeze through. > > *From:* robert via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 10, 2017 9:07 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* robert <robertabb...@eastlink.ca> > *Subject:* Stus-List Fresh water plumbing winterizing > Tom: > > My system is pretty simple, however, I use approx. +3 gallons of plumbers > antifreeze.....I find it on sale for about $5 gal......I always buy 4 gals. > and use most of it. > > I empty the tank by turning on a tap in the galley and maybe one in the > head. I then climb into the port lazarette to access the hot water tank > and open the bottom drain to empty the tank which flows into the > bilge.....fresh water tank and hot water tank should now be empty. Then > empty the bilge of any water. > > I then pour approx 2 gallons of plumbers antifreeze (PA) into the water > tank and first turn on the cold water tap(s) in the galley and head....one > at a time until the PA flows from the tap....I then repeat with the hot > water taps until I see PA flowing from the tap. > > Pour PA into the bilge, activate the electric pump until you see PA > exiting the hull. Next I go into the cockpit and pump the manual pump > until I see PA exiting the thru hull. > > There is a shower pump in the head so I pour some PA into the sump, turn > on the pump until I see PA exiting the outlet. > > I use regular concentrated antifreeze in my engine and what it does not > need, I pour it into the head with the remaining PA and pump the head until > there is antifreeze exiting the thru hull. > > Because of the angle my boat sits on its cradle and the side of the fresh > water tank where the water exits, there is approx. 1 quart of PA in the far > end of the tank which will sit all winter if I don't remove it, which I do > with a small hand pump. > > My boat came from Racine, Wisconsin and this is how the original owner > winterized the fresh water system so I did the same. Been doing this for > 12 winters now with no issues and do not have to disassemble any of the > plumbing system. > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > On 2017-10-09 3:58 PM, Tom Lynch via CnC-List wrote: > > What's the best practice for Winterizing the fresh water system? > > My system: > > 40 gallon tank estimated > Water heater > Pressurized water pump > 2 fixtures hot / cold from the pump > 1 fixture in the galley from a foot pump. > > My boat is on Lake Superior northern WI. And no I cannot sail it to > warmer climate for the winter. > > Tom Lynch > S/V IndoIrish > C&C 33 MKII > Bayfield WI - Lake Superior > > > _______________________________________________ > > The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up again. > October will be our fund raising month. Please consider sending a small > contribution to help keep this list running. Use PayPal to send contribution > -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All contributions are greatly appreciated! > > > _______________________________________________ > > The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up > again. October will be our fund raising month. Please consider sending a > small contribution to help keep this list running. Use PayPal to send > contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All contributions are greatly appreciated! > _______________________________________________ > > The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up > again. October will be our fund raising month. Please consider sending a > small contribution to help keep this list running. Use PayPal to send > contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All contributions are greatly appreciated! >
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