I am installing a washdown pump in a 2001 C36 Mk II. I was going to draw water by teeing off of the head intake thru hull...any reasons why this is would not work?
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Vic Holland
Lepidro #1980
2001 C-36 MK II TR/FK M35B
Vic,
I think that is the exact spot that most owners use as a water source. One other thing you might want to do, while you're at it, is to add a strainer. I added one just after the thru-hull, before the Tee. It catches eel grass and other nasties that could clog either the head or the washdown pump. You don't need a big monster strainer as used for the engine. A small one with a clear bowl works fine. I think I installed this one:
[URL]http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?produ...
Hope this helps.
I put one in a few years ago on my 1996, with the help of a buddy. We put it under the shower seat in the head and ran the washdown line to the anchor locker.
I did T into the head line but used a check-valve for the line going back to the head so water wouldn't be pulled back through when the pump was running.
Good luck.
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Jack
Solstice
Hull #1598
1996 MKII/TR/FK - M35AC - 3 Blade MaxProp
Lake Texoma
I gave the washdown pump its own thruhull. I took away the one for the head inlet and "T" that one into the sink drain.
This way I can close the head/sink drain thruhull and then add fresh water down the sink drain (or anything else I want to go into the head) and it can get pumped into the holding tank. When I dump vinegar down the sink and pump it through, it works great to keep the rotten egg stink out when I leave the boat for a week
It is set up that way on our boat and it works fine.
Duane Ising - Past Commodore (2011-2012)
s/v Diva Di
1999 Catalina 36 Hull #1777
Std rig; wing keel, M35B, Delta (45#)
Punta Gorda, FL
http://www.sailblogs.com/member/diva-di/
Vic, that is something that I have been thinking about changing on my boat as well. Thanks for the reminder.
Glenn Druhot
Carpe Diem
New Bern, NC
35* 6' 10" N / 77* 2' 30" W
2001 C36, Hull #1965
Std Rig; Wing Keel; M35B
Vic,
I think that is the exact spot that most owners use as a water source. One other thing you might want to do, while you're at it, is to add a strainer. I added one just after the thru-hull, before the Tee. It catches eel grass and other nasties that could clog either the head or the washdown pump. You don't need a big monster strainer as used for the engine. A small one with a clear bowl works fine. I think I installed this one:
[URL]http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?produ...
Hope this helps.
Tom Sokoloski
C36/375IA Past Commodore
Noank, CT
I put one in a few years ago on my 1996, with the help of a buddy. We put it under the shower seat in the head and ran the washdown line to the anchor locker.
I did T into the head line but used a check-valve for the line going back to the head so water wouldn't be pulled back through when the pump was running.
Good luck.
Jack
Solstice
Hull #1598
1996 MKII/TR/FK - M35AC - 3 Blade MaxProp
Lake Texoma
www.texomasailing.org
I gave the washdown pump its own thruhull. I took away the one for the head inlet and "T" that one into the sink drain.
This way I can close the head/sink drain thruhull and then add fresh water down the sink drain (or anything else I want to go into the head) and it can get pumped into the holding tank. When I dump vinegar down the sink and pump it through, it works great to keep the rotten egg stink out when I leave the boat for a week
Here are pics of the installation -- [url]http://www.shutterfly.com/lightbox/view.sfly?fid=dddd7ae763b6eb7a6d98897...
and here secifically is the plumbing connections [url]http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b7d728b3127ccec246f43d6db000000010O00C... (I hope that works)
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Tom Senator
Former Mk II Tech Editor