Thanks for the suggestions. I was not able to clear the clog with a plunger. That is partly because with a double sink, it is challenging to cap the other sink while plunging one. But when I did get the second capped, all I succeeded in doing was blowing water past the sink/drain tube junction into the compartment under the sink. What would be nice is something I can feed down the hose and through the seacock. My next attempt will be to try some wire types and see if I can find something that works unless someone can suggest a suitably flexible but stiff solution. Dave
S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT  > On Sep 30, 2024, at 8:22 AM, Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > We occasionally get clogs because we spend a lot of weekends on the boat and > make breakfasts when we're there. I find that baking soda and vinegar, > followed by lots of hot water does a good job of cleaning the drain. And > yes, a small plunger. I don't get full clogs, but the drain will run slow > once a year or so. > > > On Sun, Sep 29, 2024, 8:53 PM Wade Glew via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: >> Close the thru hull, clean your line once a year. Simple and 5 minute job. >> I wish they were all like that >> Wade >> Song & Dance >> LF 39 >> Lake of the Woods >> >> On Sun, Sep 29, 2024, 18:31 Paul Fountain via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: >>> I’ll second Dave’s comment … and suggest a small sink plunger to clear any >>> obstruction. We get an issue in our head sink, and this is an easy fix. >>> >>> I’m a big fan of keep it simple …. Except the electronics … my geeky >>> background I guess. >>> >>> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> >>> From: Dave S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com >>> <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> >>> Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2024 6:48:50 AM >>> To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> >>> Cc: Dave S <syerd...@gmail.com <mailto:syerd...@gmail.com>> >>> Subject: Stus-List Re: Sink drain fix >>> >>> Hi David >>> For what it’s worth, Id be reluctant to add any unnecessary hardware or >>> connections (aka failure points) to a through hull. I’ve had a couple of >>> old hose clamps snap when being tightened and had hose barbs break in the >>> past. IMO, Less is best. Windstar had a straight run of reinforced >>> rubber hose direct from sink drain to seacock, and I don’t recall ever >>> having to clear a clog. If you can’t design a straight run to the >>> through hull maybe you could devise a simpler unblocking method? >>> >>> Dave >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Sep 28, 2024, at 6:35 PM, David Knecht via CnC-List >>>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I have periodically had my sink drain seacock get plugged up from >>>> dishwashing debris. I perforated drain cover has mostly solved the >>>> problem, but I had it happen again recently. I am thinking to create a >>>> bypass so that the sink drain hose comes in one port of a seacock and a >>>> straight down port allows water influx which would clear the block. I >>>> think I remember a previous discussion of converting through hulls to an >>>> arrangement like this in the context of winterizing through the raw water >>>> intake valve. Has anyone else done this for a sink drain or solved the >>>> problem in a different way? Thanks- Dave >>>> >>>> S/V Aries >>>> 1990 C&C 34+ >>>> New London, CT >>>> >>> >>>> >>>> Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and >>>> help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: >>>> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >>>> Thanks for your help. >>>> Stu >>> Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and >>> help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: >>> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >>> Thanks for your help. >>> Stu >> Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and >> help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: >> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> Thanks for your help. >> Stu > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help > me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu
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