Who knows what is the function of this water connector in the chain well

[seasthemoment]

Please see picture. It has a male / outside water thread with a black cap marked Perko.
Also what is the role of these two electric wires coming from the port side?
Thanks for the help.
Regards,
Philip

 

[Peggie Hall HeadMistress]

Just a WAG, but I can't think of anything else they could be....I wonder if it might have been a PO's idea of how to rig a washdown pump to rinse the mud off the anchor rode. If so, the water fill would have to be below the waterline with the pump permanently mounted on it...the hose barb sticking out the bottom would be water pickup...the "sink drain" with a rubber plug in it would be the drain if it's above waterline. Whether I've guessed correctly or not, no matter what it is, it's definitely NOT a setup you want to keep!

Btw...I see you've just joined our merry band of mariners and wannabes today...welcome aboard!

 

[seasthemoment]

Thank you for the warm welcome. Excuse me, I new and don't know all the acronyms?
WAG? Same as SWAG?
PO?
Initially I was told that it was for the water inlet, but the male plug does not accommodate a garden hose.
The boat has a macerator. Any relationship?

 

[kappykaplan]

Silly or stupid WAG. Previous owner.

 

[SFS]

And OP is original post (or original poster) in a thread. You'll see that one a fair bit also.

 

[LeslieTroyer]

another wild guess - since you have the waste pump out there - my guess is a fitting to give you pressurized water while at the dock, without running the pump. Mine has one (back by winches) that will be removed - I just figure it is a great way to sink the boat leaving it hooked up to shore water, and have a hose give way while not aboard. the wires may be to a windlass.

 

[vhoisington]

Not sure but Hunter liked to put the water inlet in the anchor locker. On my 28 it lead to a fiberglass integral tank near the bow. You'd have to check the original owners manual. For the wires, they could lead to one of the two bow lights or could have been an "owners" mod for some sort of bow lights.

Always fun figuring out what the builders and previuos owners did for fun to our boats

 

[fred1diver]

and PO is Previous Owner

 

[seasthemoment]

Thank you all for your help.
It cannot be a water inlet, because it is a male thread (thread on the outside). A water inlet has a female thread, so thread inside.

 

[Peggie Hall HeadMistress]

Thank you for the warm welcome. Excuse me, I new and don't know all the acronyms? WAG? Same as SWAG? PO?
Initially I was told that it was for the water inlet, but the male plug does not accommodate a garden hose.
The boat has a macerator. Any relationship?

WAG: Wild @$$ Guess (generic, not confined to boating) PO: Previous Owner.

I really do hope there's no relationship between the mystery fittings and a macerator! Any thru-hull for it, whether above or below waterline, would have to have a seacock on it.
The one that's marked "water" could very well be the fill for the water tank. It appears to be aluminum...you'd want to replace it with stainless steel. I can't think of any use for the other one other than a drain for the anchor locker...but why would there be a plug in it???

 

[woodster]

the one with perko on the plastic cover is a water hose connection possibly a washdown hose......i am having a hard time with the other one being a fill for the water tank ...being in that nasty locker bottom ....yuck....but it could very well be just that .....sorry for the comment just couldn't be quite any longer

 

[Peggie Hall HeadMistress]

Woody, if you can read Perko on that plastic cover, you either have a much higher resolution monitor than I do or a lot better eyesight! Perko makes--or did make--SS deckfills with both plastic and and steel caps, but I don't think they ever made aluminum deckfills.

 

[seasthemoment]

Woody, the one with Perko has an outside thread, so it cannot receive water from a hose and faucet.
The other one is the drain for the black water of the front head.

 

[woodster]

the black one with perko on it and the chain is a male hose thread....the other one that has the word waste on it is an aluminium deck fitting for pumping out ......after looking again i see the word waste not water ...disregard my comment about water location......sorry for the confusion

 

[ggrizzard]

Fred,
Lets start at the start. First, where do the two different openings lead?
A water tank? A holding tank for the head? Until you go below and open all the locker covers/hatches and trace the hoses that go to your mystery fittings, you're just guessing. After you decide the condition of each receptacle and tank and fitting, you can decide what needs upgrading/replacing and what is sound for further use.
Welcome to boat plumbing 101!

Do you have a working bow navigation light? (the red and green ones)
NO? Do you have a fixture? Is it connected to the switch panel? Yes?
Is the bulb(s) burnt out? Yes? Should you go to LED replacements?
Is the fixture shot? Is the house battery dead? Do you have a 12 volt battery charger?
Are the two wires in the anchor locker wired to the panel or to the battery direct?
Is there live 12 volt current at the ends of those wires? Do you have a cheap Harbor Freight multimeter? Do you have a wiring diagram for your 12 volt system?
Welcome to boat electrics 101!

 

[kloudie1]

My guesses... Red is a "waste" fitting for pumping out the holding tank.. The Perko, black one is a pressure water inlet to provide water at a dock without running the water pump or taking water from the tanks..
http://www.wholesalemarine.com/perk...8PaUKARsnecbEESNOEkifv-npwKAqLDtL4aAjK78P8HAQ
I wouldn't guess about the wires.. too small for a windlass..

 

[Peggie Hall HeadMistress]

Seas...are these fittings above or below the boat's waterline? If they're below waterline, no matter what their purpose, they MUST be replaced with proper thru-hulls with seacocks. If the "waste" fitting is the direct overboard discharge for a toilet with no holding tank or other option, it would be illegal to use that toilet in any US waters, whether it discharges above or below waterline. If it discharges above waterline, using it would be highly offensive to those around you even in waters outside the US where direct discharge is legal. So I'm guessing (again) that it might be the overboard discharge for a holding tank and the wires were connected to a macerator pump. I don't have a clue what he other one is for.

 

[pateco]

This one is for a wash down hose for your anchor rode. Get one of those little coiled hoses and a spray nozzle, turn on your water pressure and test it for function. It may be abandoned, or hooked to your fresh water tank/pump, or it may have its own pump for raw water.

This one marked waste is most likely your pump out for your waste tank.

 

[seasthemoment]

Dear Pateco, it makes sense. For sure the brown one is for the front waste tank.
The black one: I remember sailing in the 1990's when there were less amenities: we would shower on the deck, especially to remove salt. Also you can use it to rinse the salt from the sails.

 

[seasthemoment]

Thank you all for the answers.