Re: Stus-List Winterizing the Holding Tank

2015-11-20 Thread Robert Boyer via CnC-List
Why take a chance? Why not get a pumpout? Bob Boyer S/V Rainy Days / Annapolis MD 1983 C Landfall 38 - Hull #230 email: dainyr...@icloud.com blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com "There is nothing--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." --Kenneth Grahame > On

Re: Stus-List Winterizing the Holding Tank

2015-11-20 Thread Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List
, November 20, 2015 8:00 AM To: CnC CnC discussion list Cc: David Knecht Subject: Stus-List Winterizing the Holding Tank Do people worry about emptying the holding tank for winter storage? Both boats I have bought had stuff left in the holding tank when I took ownership, and there was no damage

Re: Stus-List Winterizing the Holding Tank

2015-11-20 Thread Josh Muckley via CnC-List
I suck mine out and refill a few times with fresh water. Then a shot of bleach down the toilet to clean the lines and then some more flushing. All of this is completed with a shot of glycol. I have a vacu-flush so vacuum tank and lines are longer and more critical. Once glycol is in the tank I

Stus-List Winterizing the Holding Tank

2015-11-20 Thread David Knecht via CnC-List
Do people worry about emptying the holding tank for winter storage? Both boats I have bought had stuff left in the holding tank when I took ownership, and there was no damage, so I have presumed that with plenty of expansion room in the tank, it won’t be a problem. I have flushed some

Re: Stus-List Winterizing the Holding Tank

2015-11-20 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
, 2015 8:00 AM To: CnC CnC discussion list Cc: David Knecht Subject: Stus-List Winterizing the Holding Tank Do people worry about emptying the holding tank for winter storage? Both boats I have bought had stuff left in the holding tank when I took ownership, and there was no damage, so I have

Re: Stus-List Winterizing the Holding Tank

2015-11-20 Thread Don Newman via CnC-List
Years ago we had a power boat in our marina that was renamed The Busted Flush after their half full holding tank froze and burst over the winter. Even with room for expansion ice will put extra pressure on the tank that may or may not withstand it. I prefer not to take the chance. -- Don Newman

Re: Stus-List Winterizing the Holding Tank

2015-11-20 Thread John and Maryann Read via CnC-List
] On Behalf Of David Knecht via CnC-List Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 8:00 AM To: CnC CnC discussion list Cc: David Knecht Subject: Stus-List Winterizing the Holding Tank Do people worry about emptying the holding tank for winter storage? Both boats I have bought had stuff left in the holding tank