The problem...when the boat has been sitting for a month, the first flush brings all sorts of nasty sulfer smells into the boat, and flushes them into the tank. It takes quite a bit of pumping to get to clean sea water. Once used daily or weekly, it's fine.
Solaria is plumbed as she came from the factory....a dedicated thru hull for the head intake. I have no way to pickle the intake line, or flush with fresh water.
Our C30, Coriolis, had perhaps a better solution. The sink drain and head intake were on the same thru hull, with the T down near hull. I could turn on the faucet, backflush the intake, then close the thru hull and clear out the rest of the line...all fresh water when I left the boat.
What does everyone else do to address this issue? Should I replumb as described? Or is there a better solution? This is a charter boat, so all solutions have to be transparent....no complicated procedures.
Ken Fischer
Solaria is plumbed as she came from the factory....a dedicated thru hull for the head intake. I have no way to pickle the intake line, or flush with fresh water.
Our C30, Coriolis, had perhaps a better solution. The sink drain and head intake were on the same thru hull, with the T down near hull. I could turn on the faucet, backflush the intake, then close the thru hull and clear out the rest of the line...all fresh water when I left the boat.
What does everyone else do to address this issue? Should I replumb as described? Or is there a better solution? This is a charter boat, so all solutions have to be transparent....no complicated procedures.
Ken Fischer
2005 C42 #906 "Solaria", 3 Cabin Pullman, Fin Keel, Mast Furling Main, 155% Genoa
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