Also go under the boat and stick a wire/tube/etc up from that end. Joe Della Barba Coquina
From: Jonathan Tebbens via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 6:37 PM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Jonathan Tebbens <jonathantebb...@gmail.com> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Re: Sink drain fix I've got a length of 1/4" diam. plastic (nylon?) tube that I can run from the sink, through the valve and right out the through hull. Of course, no 90 degree fittings. Jon '78 Mega 30 "Katherine" On Wed, Oct 2, 2024 at 4:46 PM David Knecht via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: 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 [cid:image001.png@01DB157A.92F450C0] On Sep 30, 2024, at 8:22 AM, Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto: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 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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