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gary

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Jun 5, 2004
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I pulled our Hunter 22 ten days ago and tonight I have a fire in the wood stove. Such is life in Maine. My question is how do other Hunter 22 owners empty the water tank on their boat? I know how I do it, but was hoping some one out there has an easier way.

Thanx in advance

gary
 
Nodak7

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Sep 28, 2008
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Hunter 41DS Punta Gorda, FL
gary said:
I pulled our Hunter 22 ten days ago and tonight I have a fire in the wood stove. Such is life in Maine. My question is how do other Hunter 22 owners empty the water tank on their boat? I know how I do it, but was hoping some one out there has an easier way.

Thanx in advance

gary
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Gary, water gets very hard here but I just pump the tank until the pump loses suction. There is a little left in the tank but nothing that will damage anything. Never had an issue with damage to the tank. I do not recommend that you put any antifreeze in them though.
 
JamesO256

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Apr 30, 2011
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Hunter 22 Lk. Normon, NC
last year I pulled the pump line and used a shop vac. Not the neatest way but it works. This year I didn't fill it up all the way less mess shop vac still looks like the best way.
 
cephius (Dave)

cephius (Dave)

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May 25, 2004
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Hunter 260 Pepin, WI
I bought a 120 VAC water pump. The kind that is normally used in pressure water systems, so it is available in 12 VDC as well. I disconnect the feed to the galley sink hand pump and slip the pump input hose over this feed line.

It takes about 5 minutes to pump the fresh water overboard. Saves wear on the hand pump.

I like to keep my fresh water tank full to press the bow down and improve pointing. I tried RV fresh water antifreeze, but it took many flushes of the tank to get the taste out. Wasn't worth it.
 
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gary

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Jun 5, 2004
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Water tank

Thanx for your replys to my question about emptying the water tank in the H22. I too pull the feed to the hand pump. Then I attach a hose - which has an in line water pump - to the line. Then I use my portable electric drill to pump out the water which I discharge into the sink. Similar process as to several of your suggestions. I too only use the water tank for ballast.

Thanx again.
 
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Saillife

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Apr 5, 2011
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Hunter 34 Tilghman Island, Md
I run the tank dry with the pump than dump a half gallon of Tidewater vodka ($9) into the tank as antifreeze. Run the pump again to get the 'Vodka' into the lines. I'm not the only one, my local liquor store goes through a lot of rotgut vodka in the fall :)
 
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CalebD

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Jun 27, 2006
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Mmmmh! Tidewater Vodka! Sounds delicious!

I'm not partial to the brand but I also use the cheapest 1.75 L bottle of wodka as anti-freeze for our fresh water tank. I'd bet that the last bottle I bought cost me about $12 up here in NY state.
 
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