Interesting, I will have a look at mine. Yours is vented outside the hull, right? Mine has a hose, which I assume is connected to the holding tank vent line, and then to the outside vent below the toerail. -- Shawn Wright [email protected] S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto
On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 12:10 PM Dennis C. via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > I started smelling a little head odor recently. I quickly traced it to > the "duck bill" valve on top of the vented loop on the discharge hose. > Like joker valves, these often overlooked valves can get scaled up and leak. > > To confirm, I dried the top of the valve cap assembly, gave the head a few > hard pumps on wet flush and checked it. Sure enough, the top was wet. > Over time, this small amount of black water leaking into the boat will > result in an odor. > > Depending on the manufacturer of the vented loop, replacing the duck bill > is usually easily done. Mine is a Forespar MF-841. readily available for > about $12 on Amazon or eBay. I've replaced it at least once in 20 years. > > Hope this benefits the list. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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