Dear Peggy:
Thank you very much for your insightful book. Although we have never
met, I somehow managed to get an autographed copy of your book.
I have an Island Packet 420, built 2002, commissioned 2004, sailed
about 8-10 weeks per year on average in the Caribbean, Bahamas and
South Florida. It has forward and aft heads, a holding tank,
macerator pump, vent hose and associated plumbing to allow for either
overboard discharge or discharge into the holding tank. The toilets
are Raritan SeaEras, just installed a year ago.
I recently discovered that the aluminum holding tank had failed. I am
in the process of replacing it with a custom fabricated plastic tank.
The holding tank is located in an inaccessible compartment underneath
the cabin sole in the forward stateroom. By cutting through the
bottom of the bed, it was possible to access the tank, which was then
cut out, a piece at a time.
Anyways, I thought now would be a good time to change out the
sanitation hoses as well. The hose leading to the aft head was
successfully changed, however the hose leading to the forward head
does not want to budge.
It looks like it passes through a very tight fitting limber hole in a
bulkhead that is forward of the holding tank compartment. From there,
it passes underneath the shower drain pan and up to the toilet. For all
I know, there could be a tie wrap securing it beneath the drain pan,
and it may also be going around a curve. I believe that the only way
to access this section of the hose would be to cut a hole through the
floor in the forward head, which is likely to involve some expensive
fiberglass work and would probably add a couple thousand dollars to the
repair bill.
Since the hose is not (yet) causing any problems, why fix what ain't broke?
I thought of another idea, which I would like to run by you. What do
you think of the idea of running a section of 1" Trident 101 inside
the existing 1 1/2" hose? This would give me the benefit of a new
hose without having to butcher any more of the boat. Since the
toilets are electric toilets with built-in macerators, perhaps the
hose would not become obstructed even though it has a smaller
diameter.
I would be grateful for your thoughts on this idea as well as for any
other suggestions that you might have on this problem.
Matthew Clegg
s/v Anna Maria
Thank you very much for your insightful book. Although we have never
met, I somehow managed to get an autographed copy of your book.
I have an Island Packet 420, built 2002, commissioned 2004, sailed
about 8-10 weeks per year on average in the Caribbean, Bahamas and
South Florida. It has forward and aft heads, a holding tank,
macerator pump, vent hose and associated plumbing to allow for either
overboard discharge or discharge into the holding tank. The toilets
are Raritan SeaEras, just installed a year ago.
I recently discovered that the aluminum holding tank had failed. I am
in the process of replacing it with a custom fabricated plastic tank.
The holding tank is located in an inaccessible compartment underneath
the cabin sole in the forward stateroom. By cutting through the
bottom of the bed, it was possible to access the tank, which was then
cut out, a piece at a time.
Anyways, I thought now would be a good time to change out the
sanitation hoses as well. The hose leading to the aft head was
successfully changed, however the hose leading to the forward head
does not want to budge.
It looks like it passes through a very tight fitting limber hole in a
bulkhead that is forward of the holding tank compartment. From there,
it passes underneath the shower drain pan and up to the toilet. For all
I know, there could be a tie wrap securing it beneath the drain pan,
and it may also be going around a curve. I believe that the only way
to access this section of the hose would be to cut a hole through the
floor in the forward head, which is likely to involve some expensive
fiberglass work and would probably add a couple thousand dollars to the
repair bill.
Since the hose is not (yet) causing any problems, why fix what ain't broke?
I thought of another idea, which I would like to run by you. What do
you think of the idea of running a section of 1" Trident 101 inside
the existing 1 1/2" hose? This would give me the benefit of a new
hose without having to butcher any more of the boat. Since the
toilets are electric toilets with built-in macerators, perhaps the
hose would not become obstructed even though it has a smaller
diameter.
I would be grateful for your thoughts on this idea as well as for any
other suggestions that you might have on this problem.
Matthew Clegg
s/v Anna Maria