I have bought your book and it is great. I am about to redo the hoses on both heads in my Island Packet 38. What is the best hose now available? I have read that the maker of Oderless (Sealand) was taken over by an Italian firm and is no longer as good as it used to be. What is your opinion? How long should the hose last? The run from my forward head to my holding tank is about 25 feet. Is this maintainable or should I consider adding a thru hull closer to the "source"? Thanks. Art Femenella Sanctuary 1988 IP 38-65
Sanitation Hose
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25' from head to tank is WAY too far!
About 6' is the max distance that bowl contents will move in the amount of time 99% of people will spend pumping a manual toilet or leave their finger on a flush button...10' is the absolute max that anyone can be "retrained"...and flushing long enough to move it that far will fill up the tank with flush water. And unless bowl contents make it all the way through the system--and the hose is rinsed out behind it too--it sits in the hose. And it's waste left sitting in hose that results in stinky hose. That's the long version of the answer to your question "how long should a hose last." The short answer is, in a 25' discharge line you'd be lucky if you only have to replace any hose made every 5-6 years. What you really need is a second tank that's a LOT closer to your forward head. That said, the best sanitation hose available now is Trident 101/102 (same identical hose, just different colors).http://www.tridentmarine.com/stage/sanitation.htm For more details, check my posts for the last couple of weeks...I've discussed it several times. How long it takes any hose to permeate is determined by how
About 6' is the max distance that bowl contents will move in the amount of time 99% of people will spend pumping a manual toilet or leave their finger on a flush button...10' is the absolute max that anyone can be "retrained"...and flushing long enough to move it that far will fill up the tank with flush water. And unless bowl contents make it all the way through the system--and the hose is rinsed out behind it too--it sits in the hose. And it's waste left sitting in hose that results in stinky hose. That's the long version of the answer to your question "how long should a hose last." The short answer is, in a 25' discharge line you'd be lucky if you only have to replace any hose made every 5-6 years. What you really need is a second tank that's a LOT closer to your forward head. That said, the best sanitation hose available now is Trident 101/102 (same identical hose, just different colors).http://www.tridentmarine.com/stage/sanitation.htm For more details, check my posts for the last couple of weeks...I've discussed it several times. How long it takes any hose to permeate is determined by how
Connect Tanks
Can I connect the two tanks for pump out purposes or should I provide a secondary pump out spot thru the deck?
Can I connect the two tanks for pump out purposes or should I provide a secondary pump out spot thru the deck?
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