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Post by renegade27 on Apr 19, 2010 10:24:10 GMT
I'm back in the beautiful waters of lake Winni! ;D Did a good scrubdown yesterday, filled the tanks, et. Stupid question - what's the design logic behind the plates that prevent hoses be inserted into the water inlets? Even if they were deeper, I could put the hose in and walk away for a minute. I found that it was difficult to even get water to flow well (NOT spraying back at me) around these plates. Anyone get it? I think there's probably a good reason for the way they are but it doesn't make sense to me!  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2010 15:55:53 GMT
If hoses could fit down the filler, you could create a seal, pressurize the system, and due damage such as ruptured tanks, hoses etc. The plate prevents this.
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Post by so40gtb on Apr 27, 2010 2:32:34 GMT
Worse, do what the guy with the O'Day 39 did in our marina last summer, sinking his boat with shore water! He left the dock pedestal valve on and hose connected after going home on Sunday night. The water pressure eventually overcame the clamps in his boat's water system, filled her with water, and sank her.
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Post by Don Reaves on Apr 27, 2010 10:29:37 GMT
Assuming you have the good sense to stay nearby, there's a solution to your problem.
I took a 1-foot length of clear nylon tubing and attached it to a garden hose repair fitting. Choose a diameter that's small enough to fit past the plate in the water inlet, but large enough so it has a bit of friction and will stay there. Attach this to your fill hose using a shutoff valve, like a common Y-valve you can buy at a home & garden store.
This device makes it possible to fill the tanks without having to hold the hose yourself. In my case, the process takes about 7 minutes. If I'm inattentive and it overfills, the surplus water will come back on deck without any danger of sinking your boat. Works like a charm.
Don
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Post by MartyB on Apr 27, 2010 14:40:09 GMT
One issue NOT mentioned here, make sure you have some kind of bac flow device on he hose bit if you do put a tube as mentioned by Don in the water tank. Otherwise if a break in the main water line elsewhere where to occur your water tank will drain into the water supply during the potential back pull of the water to the break! NOT GOOD! While most of us would like to think our water tanks are clean, they may have really small buggies, ie viruses etc in it, that would than contaminate the main water supply. Overall unlikely, but still a potential exists.
With the above in mind, I am in the camp that dislikes not being able to put the hose in a let it run for 5 min or so until filled up! But the outdoor irrigation contractor in me that has to deal with backflow laws etc with local municipalities says otherwise.
Marty
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