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sdaly66
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Initially Posted - 09/08/2003 : 08:19:31

OK, I can't believe I'm asking this in public, but I need help.

On Sunday as part of my new anchor hanging and stowing, I decided to clean out my anchor locker. After removing the old anchor and rode, I filled the locker with water. All the gunk and junk that was in there stopped up the drain.

What is a safe way to clear the drain? Can I snake it?

This site is a GREAT resource full of VERY helpful folks.

Thank you all.

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Arlyn Stewart
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Response Posted - 09/08/2003 : 08:31:49

Yes, just use a small wire as the drain tube has no hard bends. You have discovered also the importance of the drain being open... a plugged drain will cause water to enter the forward hatch.

And... there aren't any wrong questions.

Arlyn C-250 W/B #224
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[url="http://www.cox-internet.com/arlynstewart/"]Arlyn's C250 Mods n Cruisin Stories[/url]

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lcharlot
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Response Posted - 09/08/2003 : 08:33:08

You haven't indicated what model year your boat is. This makes a difference as the '86-'90 boats have a different style of anchor locker as the '77-'85 models. In either case, you should be able to snake out the drain hose with a piece of stiff wire -GENTLY. The drain plumbing is probably vinyl tubing, like the sink drains, and you don't want to poke a hole in it with anything sharp. When I bought Quiet Time, the galley sink drain was plugged with food residue and I cleaned it out with a piece of coat hanger wire bent straight (a nasty job, the gunk in that drain had been rotting for years and stank like you wouldn't believe). Object lesson- never put anything down the sink drains but water. When you wash dishes, you must scrape all food into your trash bag. The sink drains are only 1/2" tubing and even something as small as a pea or a corn kernal can stick and plug them.

Larry Charlot
Catalina 25 #1205 "Quiet Time"
Folsom Lake, CA

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sdaly66
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Response Posted - 09/08/2003 : 08:38:45

Thanks Arlyn,

But I do feel pretty stupid. I KNOW BETTER THAN THAT!

Thanks to you both for the advice. BTW, mine is a 96 250WB.

This site is a GREAT resource full of VERY helpful folks.

Thank you all.

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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 09/08/2003 : 10:10:48

For cleaning stuff like this, I've used the 'canned compressed air' typically sold for cleaning computers. This has saved the day on several occasions. (blowing gunk out of fuel lines, brake lines, etc.)

Worth keeping a can or two around if you don't have an air compressor handy.

Currently maintaining two holes in the water...'77 Venture 23 and new to the family,
'78 Catalina 25

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Arlyn Stewart
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Response Posted - 09/08/2003 : 11:53:25

Larry makes a very good point about the wire needing a bend at the end to prevent poking it thru the tubing.

And... every new owner is flooded with such an amount of initial learning, sorting out, discovering, and prioritizing things that it verges on overload. A boat can include so many to do items that I believe its necessary at times to sit back... and right em all down.

The list is scanned for things needed ordered so that they will be on hand if time presents itself to that project.

In the south, working on boats is not fun in the summer, so mine are done usually during warmer days of winter.

A routine will come to you that works for your needs and befor long, the initial overload will go away.

Arlyn C-250 W/B #224
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sdaly66
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Response Posted - 09/08/2003 : 12:00:43

Thanks Arlyn,

I too have a list - up to three pages now. But this forum is definitely helping me to whittle away at that list. Very helpful advice and experience here. Hopefully I can become a contributer soon and not just a consumer.

My next project is mounting my GPS bracket. Have thought about the starboard side of the companionway (far from my Ritchie) but I'm also considering somewhere closer to the tiller - maybe on the coaming just above the fuel locker.

Obviously, it won't put a heavy load on the bracket (Garmin 176 Map), but the thought of drilling holes in my boat still scares me.

This site is a GREAT resource full of VERY helpful folks.

250 WB 1996 Hull #205

Thank you all.

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Dave Bristle
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 09/08/2003 : 14:23:49

Shawn... The best idea I've seen for a GPS bracket (from at least one person here) is one that's hinged from inside the companionway so that it swings out while you're under way, and swings away for access below. That's much less exposed to spray and even activity in the cockpit, but certainly close enough with a 176.

Dave Bristle - 1985 C-25 #5032 SR-FK-Dinette-Honda "Passage" in SW CT

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Arlyn Stewart
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Response Posted - 09/08/2003 : 15:08:45

I agree with Dave on this one...

Doing so keeps the best seats in the house free to enjoy.

It allows the gps to be stored inside the boat during rain squalls etc.

It avoids having to connect/disconnect cables.

It avoids drilling holes in the exterior of the boat.

It can be mounted at a good observation point to the eye.

The plastic stores inside out of the sun.

My only problem with it ... those mounts cost a lot more than a bolt.

I drilled a hole as close as possilbe to the companionway to avoid messing up the back rest and in the hole screwed and glued a headless bolt (aka - stud) which sticks both inside and outside of the bulkhead. On this the gps can be mounted either inside or out using a spin nut. The cables never need disconnecting.

Is it better than a swing mount?........ No... but it's a lot cheaper <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

Arlyn C-250 W/B #224
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osmepneo
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Response Posted - 09/09/2003 : 16:01:59

My GPS is a Garmin Legend, and my mounting plan is to mount probably near the companion way using the the valcro stickers that come with e-z pass.

But the Garmin is small, like a cell phone, and that solution solves the problem and allows it to be used away from the boat.

Don Peet
c25, 1665, osmepneo, sr/wk
The Great Sacandaga Lake, NY

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bear
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Response Posted - 09/09/2003 : 20:48:10

Just my two cents worth, I have found that on my 1995 C 250 WB
that if you give the clogged anchor locker drain line a shot from a water hose or compressed air from the drain exit hole, that whatever is caked up in the drain line is going to come out into the anchor locker or be forced loose by the reversed pressure flow and run out the drain line anyway. Much easier and safer if bee's nests are involved, at least there confused for a moment and gives you a head start running. LESSON LEARNED.
"Bear" on Brandy

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Earl Landers
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Response Posted - 09/09/2003 : 23:09:26

Shawn,
Here's a swing out mount that cost me about $5. Using same GPS and it works fine <img src=icon_smile.gif border=0 align=middle>
<img src="http://home.bak.rr.com/edlgs/DSC00743.JPG" border=0>

Back/inside view
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The gooseneck was "Used" from All Electronics. See my web site in signature for more detail

Earl Landers
'83 C25 SR/SK
"Gentle Spirit"
http://home.bak.rr.com/edlgs

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sailgal
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Response Posted - 09/09/2003 : 23:20:24

Jumping back to the GPS bracket, with the help of a buddy who works in a metal shop I explained to him what I wanted and we came up with this bracket, the holes allow wind to pass through but also lesson the weight of the metal, the bracket has the two locked positions: facing out or against the wall. I like it and the GPS is always operational, handy, and I have it wired as well to my VHF.<img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b3d728b3127cce8e651e74d4450000001510" border=0><img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b3d728b3127cce8e651c7e557e0000001510" border=0><img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b3d728b3127cce8e651c65d4550000001510" border=0>

Suzie, Tropical Sleigh
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WB #619 Sarasota FL.

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Sea Trac
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Vanuatu
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Response Posted - 09/09/2003 : 23:34:59

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See my web site in signature for more detail http://home.bak.rr.com/edlgs
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Off topic, but INCREDIBLE counter re-do, Earl. Thanks for some great ideas!

J.B. Manley
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