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Happy to report no internal damage that a couple of cold beers didn’t cure at day’s end.
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Chief Engineer Bob,
Just a note to thank you again for your smart & simple suggestion for figuring out which freshwater line led
where. My lungs did suffice (in lieu of an air compressor) and I was able to track each hose to its outlet per
your recommendation. Now I have a headache from blowing so friggin’ hard through all those long tubes, but
victory is mine!Tor
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Rodd,
Those hidden leaks are a pain. Yours is obviously somewhere downwind of the pump. Check the fittings at the pump and around your water heater first, then at each of the end users – underneath the sink faucets, etc. I sometimes wind up scrunched in the bilge with a flashlight, poking around until I find the telltale dribble of water, which I can then trace back to the leak. More often than not, it’s a connection not a hose.
On this boat, the hot & cold freshwater feed hoses/tubes that branch out from the water heater manifolds are, like yours, 1/2″ OD. I’m not savvy enough to know what “pex-type” means, but that’s probably what I’ve got. They’re stiff and opaque. These appear to be in very good condition in my boat, so I do not intend to replace them. I am merely eliminating the set that run to the forepeak sink (once I figure out which pair they are), since I ‘glassed over that sink drain’s thru-hull last year leaving the sink itself useless. (Really, how many sinks and faucets do you need in a 42’ boat?) The other “pex-type” hose I’m scrapping is the one to the toilet. I’m replacing the old, freshwater VacuFlush unit with a new, manual Raritan that will use seawater. Since I’m setting Silver Heels up as an “island boat,” I won’t want to use freshwater for flushing.
The hoses I am replacing are the 3/4″ ID hoses from the water tanks to the pre-pump manifold, along with the pressurized pump-to-heater hose and some others. Also, all the 1-1/2″ ID sewage hoses. Also cleaning up some of the spaghetti under the galley sink, replacing a bunch of little, 3″ hose inter-connections with solid manifolds, etc.
Of course, all this will stop when Hanna arrives at the end of the week. Oh, boy.
Tor
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Leave it to an engineer to come up with such smart procedures. Thanks. I don’t have an air compressor handy, but will see if my lungs will suffice for that test. Seems quicker and easier than the food coloring. (Whether you put the dye into a tank or a pail, it will have to fill up the water heater before it gets to the “H” hoses.)
I, too, put drain valves in the water tank lines before the pump to allow emptying into the bilge. Actually, I am now in the process of replacing most plumbing hoses in the boat – and doing a little re-designing while I’m at it. Fun!
Tor
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Rodd,
I replaced lifelines & gates last year, as well as all the standing rigging, etc, etc. I bought the hardware from Rigging Only (http://www.riggingonly.com) in Fairhaven, Mass. They seemed to offer the best selection, the lowest prices, and top quality materials. Browse through their web site and you’ll see what I mean. They’re particularly fussy about the source and quality of the wire they sell. They’re also extremely helpful when you have questions.
For lifelines, they’ll provide you with a precise measuring form and then send you the complete, pre-fabbed set ready to install. Mine went on without a hitch. BTW, I opted to eliminate the lower lifelines in the cockpit area. The combing is so high back there that a lifeline seems pointless.
Have fun,
Tor
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Now, why didn’t I think of that??
Thanks,
Tor
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Hey Jack,
Thanks for getting back to me on that. I’ve determined my ideal would be a telescoping whisker pole around 13’/24′ long x 3″/3.5″ diameter tubing. What you’ve got fits in with that, so I’m glad to hear it works on your 424. Waiting now to hear about a possible used one for sale, and otherwise in the market until I get one – new or used.
Tor
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Walter,
Unless someone has a better suggestion for our boats, I’m looking for a telescoping whisker pole, ideally
around 13’/24′ long x 3″/3.5″ dia. tubing. What’s your friend got?Thanks,
Tor
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Thanks, Alan. I’m going for a telescoping pole for the sake of easier stowage and handling, but I gather 16′
is going to be about right when the jenny is flown full.I guess everyone else is out sailing.
Tor
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