[Public-List] holding tank vent

[George Dinwiddie]

Stephen,

I hate drilling holes in the boat, too.

As can be seen in 
http://alberg30.org/maintenance/Head/RaritanNewer/VentForward.jpg if a 
vent is under water, the hose is headed uphill. I thought about making 
these go to the halfway point, but decided a smoother arc for better 
airflow was more important. I guess if I had to, I could always switch 
to port tack, so the vent hose is on the upper side of the hull.

BTW, Peggie Hall recommended 1" vents, but I've done OK with the 3/4".

  - George

On 3/6/13 4:42 PM, Stephen Gwyn wrote:
>  > I'd say the geometries are quite different if the vent is at the beam of
>  > the boat instead of up on the bow.
>
> Yes.
>
> If a spot 6 inches below the rail at the beam is under water continuously ,
> that's normal, you're just heeled. If your bow is under water continuously,
> you've got real problems.
>
> I must confess I took 2 hours getting ready to drill the holes for
> the vents. Drilling holes in test pieces of wood, trying different
> bits, measuring, re-measuring, but mostly just procrastinating
> out of fear. Then I drilled the holes in about 15 seconds flat.
>
> SG
>
>
>

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