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jduck00
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Initially Posted - 10/25/2013 :  20:23:13  Show Profile
I'm starting to pull together some pictures from my months long restore. The best pictures I have is of the plumbing so I'll start there.

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Upgraded holding tank and thru hulls on a C25 Swinger.
Jeremy Duck
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Tomas Kruska
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Response Posted - 10/26/2013 :  04:07:39  Show Profile  Visit Tomas Kruska's Homepage
When I first saw that picture of the foam under the tank, I thought you will just leave it there to stick with the hull and I started to puke
Then I realized you did it the better way. Thanks for that! And another thanks for the new owner (if you will ever sell her).

Nice. Good, clean and pro work.
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awetmore
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Response Posted - 10/26/2013 :  07:28:13  Show Profile
Nice upgrade!

Where do the vent lines go to on the bow? What prevents water from coming back down those vent lines when you are in big seas?

I'm curious to know how the cleanout holds up for you in the long run.

I like that all lines go in from the top, I did the same thing when replacing my holding tank on my Pearson.
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jduck00
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Response Posted - 10/26/2013 :  08:14:39  Show Profile
I'll take a picture of the bow when I go out today. I belive they are about ~6 inches below the lights.

Its a lake boat so the roughest I've seen is 3' or so. I have had it heeled way over and they still stayed out of the water. So far I can't tell that I have any water going down the vents. I'm taking her down to the gulf next summer for some costal cruising. That might be a better test of the vents.
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jduck00
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Response Posted - 10/26/2013 :  08:20:10  Show Profile
Looking back I should have gotten more pictures of the tank fittings and such. To late now :)

I took 1-1/2 PVC and used a torch to shape it to the tank. It runs from the clean out fitting down to the bottom of the tank. I can get all but an inch out of the tank. I generally rinse it down with some fresh water when I pump it it. Having two girls for crew means the head gets used a lot.

And speaking of fittings. I used fittings made for agriculture use. Those big fittings were about $15 a pop. Same as the marine fittings, just didn't have marine in the name and came loose in a cardboard box.
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sethp001
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Response Posted - 10/26/2013 :  15:27:36  Show Profile
Nice work!
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Response Posted - 10/26/2013 :  19:04:23  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by awetmore</i>
<br />...What prevents water from coming back down those vent lines when you are in big seas?...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">How bad could that be? An occasional few spoonfulls of water into the holding tank...
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awetmore
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Response Posted - 10/27/2013 :  12:25:31  Show Profile
For a holding tank I don't think that a little water getting in is a big deal. I've wondered about other vent designs at the bow because that is where the water tank is on my Pearson.
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Tomas Kruska
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Response Posted - 10/27/2013 :  14:09:15  Show Profile  Visit Tomas Kruska's Homepage
Is there any reason to install two vents?
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jduck00
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Response Posted - 10/27/2013 :  16:45:04  Show Profile
The vents are a little lower than I remember them. Here is a picture of one side. The idea of having two of them is to keep enough oxygen in the tank to keep it from going septic. Septic = Stinky. Having the vents on the bow like this means there is always a cross draft on the tank. So far its worked well. You can't tell the boat has a head when you go below.

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