I'm referring to this old thread and hoping the OP or at least someone who has ACTUALLY removed the stanchion can reply.
http://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/how-to-clear-the-holding-tank-vent-hose.144796/
I'm not interested in clearing the clog so much as needing to know what I'm dealing with under the deck. This hose passes between the head and the hull with no access other than through a salon cabinet and through the deck. Before I attempt to remove the stanchion, I need to know is it glued down? Will it damage the deck when I pull it loose? Will the hose want to follow it out of the deck? There are two nuts under the bolts, how do they fasten under the deck if you can't put your hands on them?
Any other useful info would be helpful, but my goal here is to either clear the blockage, or at worse, replace the hose.
Thanks.
http://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/how-to-clear-the-holding-tank-vent-hose.144796/
I'm not interested in clearing the clog so much as needing to know what I'm dealing with under the deck. This hose passes between the head and the hull with no access other than through a salon cabinet and through the deck. Before I attempt to remove the stanchion, I need to know is it glued down? Will it damage the deck when I pull it loose? Will the hose want to follow it out of the deck? There are two nuts under the bolts, how do they fasten under the deck if you can't put your hands on them?
Any other useful info would be helpful, but my goal here is to either clear the blockage, or at worse, replace the hose.
Thanks.