That was a good one Joe - at least you weren't offshore when you
found the water in the boat. I did a winter delivery once, woke up
and the boat felt sluggish. When I stepped into the water and turned
on my headlight, the floorboards were floating almost up to the
settee cushions. Could be worse. . .
We use a household water filter from Home Depot on the fill, before
the water goes into the tank. The tanks have been cleaned, once, and
because we live aboard, we run more water through the system in a
month than most summer sailors do in a year. Works for us.
Lee & Kathleen
sv Simplicity
C&C35-II
Seattle
I was filling my bow water tank the other day and was thinking it
was taking a long time. Hmmm? No water coming out the vent. I
decided to go below and take a look and the cabin was ankle deep!
After pumping the bilge, I could find nothing wrong and the tank was
full to the brim. WTF? Where was it leaking? I put the hose in again
and discovered the FILL HOSE was coming apart under pressure and
dumping all the water in the bilge and then coming back together
afterwards. Got that all straight and then the pump died :(
Now I have a new pump I am getting inspired to move it someplace
forward. Right now it is under the starboard cockpit locker which
routes the water hoses part the engine. This water gets quite hit
from being near the engine and I wonder if it contributes to bad
taste to be heated like that. I was thinking of moving the pump
someplace forward.
Question: Is anyone running filters? I have a carbon filter in the
line to the head sink and it seems to work well for a couple months
and then start making the water worse instead of better. Is there a
better way to do this?
Joe Della Barba
Coquina
C&C 35 MK I
www.dellabarba.com
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