Hey Eric. When I read and looked at your pictures about your manifold, I took everything apart, mine was clean as a whistle. Kent Kent Robertson karkauai@... 828-234-6819 voice/text

Everyone take notice. I had one completely fail while we were getting ready to head out to sea. Nobody/nothing touched it! The entire manifold could be mangled bare handed. Really scary... Joel THE

Hi Eric Millennium/2000 series boats brought all sea water in as on yours, through the one intake/mini sea chest. 'Classic' models such as Kent' s also have separate salt water supply for each head

Hello Gang, Be careful how you mount the joker valves… they can be mounted backwards. Don’t ask…. Jean-Pierre Germain Eleuthera SM007… in Gib. Jean-Pierre Germain, +44 7551 211

Hi Alan, I have the same problem and I can't resolve it. All new valves do not close completely. There is 0.01" -0.015" gap between valve lips. I thought that I have a bad batch of valves. I checked

No, Eric. On Kristy each head has its own through-hull intake in the "hall" outside each head. The anchor wash gets its intake from the one that feeds the forward head. In the engine room, the

Aha! I don't have that setup...only one discharge hose that goes to the tank. So your head has no holding tank? I didn't know that. Does your aft head have a holding tank? When I'm going to be at

Kent Not the intake hose, the exit hose . It may be switched to empty direct from the toilet or a holding tank Ian 'Ocean Hobo' SN96

Craig, This is an excellent article. Funny how conventional wisdom is so wrong. Ben and Gayle La Bella Vita SM #3476S

Ok excellent Walter! Sincerely, Alexandre --------------------------------------------

Hi Alexandre, all fine - I think it was just in the chain of replies that things got mixed. Regards, Walter (Noa, SM2K 436)

Hi Alexandre, all fine - I think it was just in the chain of replies that things got mixed. Regards, Walter (Noa, SM2K 436)

Thanks Walter, I knew that. Did I mistakenly mention otherwise? Alexandre --------------------------------------------

I think Ian was may be referring to something else… I don’t have a siphon loop either. Alexandre --------------------------------------------

Hmm, maybe I misunderstood Ian's reply. So on some boats there is an anti siphon loop/valve on the output side of the head, too? Kent Kent Robertson karkauai@... 828-234-6819 voice/text

Hi Alex, Yes those are the joker valves, I was asking Ian about the anti siphon valves, which he says are on the intake hose. I don't have the siphon loop, but on Kristy the intake (thru-hull) for

Hmmm. That's on the intake side, the joker valves being on the output side. I have a strainer between the stopcock and the pump. I'll have to look to see if it has a one way valve as