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[Amel] rear holding tank clogged
Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Hi all,
thought you might get a smile out of this photo. We were in the Carib 1500 in 2009 and the aft head holding tank outlet clogged with the result that we had very smelly stuff running down our decks. We were reaching at 8 to 9 knots at the time and didn't want to lose time by heaving to so with a harness and lifejacket in place I was lowered head first over the side to push a flexible pipe up from the bottom of the outlet. My head was dunked in the sea a few times but success and no time lost. Encouraged by that success I then went up the mizzen mast in the bosuns chair to re run a lost halyard. Cheers Danny SM299 Ocean Pearl ________________________________ From: Giovanni Testa <gtesta23@...> To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Tuesday, 30 July 2013 11:11 PM Subject: [Amel] rear holding tank clogged Hi to all, I remember that some used to pour acid into the tank to dissolve the organic obstruction. But I don't remeber which, from which hole and how to work. Please, any suggestion may help.All the bestGiovanni TESTA SM 428Port VilaVanuatu [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Hi Danny
Where is the pic? If you attached it nothing came through? Sounds like it would be worth a good look. Cheers Colin Island Pearl II - SM2K #332 On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 10:01 AM, Danny and Yvonne SIMMS <simms@...>wrote: ** -- *Colin Streeter* *0411 016 445* [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Hi All. another try for the photo.
Danny SM299 Ocean pearl ________________________________ From: Colin Streeter <colin.d.streeter@gmail..com> To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Wednesday, 31 July 2013 12:10 PM Subject: Re: [Amel] rear holding tank clogged Hi Danny Where is the pic? If you attached it nothing came through? Sounds like it would be worth a good look. Cheers Colin Island Pearl II - SM2K #332 On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 10:01 AM, Danny and Yvonne SIMMS <simms@...>wrote: ** -- *Colin Streeter* *0411 016 445* ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Hi Colin, I sent it again, can you let me know if it came through.
Danny ________________________________ From: Colin Streeter <colin.d.streeter@...> To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Wednesday, 31 July 2013 12:10 PM Subject: Re: [Amel] rear holding tank clogged Hi Danny Where is the pic? If you attached it nothing came through? Sounds like it would be worth a good look. Cheers Colin Island Pearl II - SM2K #332 On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 10:01 AM, Danny and Yvonne SIMMS <simms@...>wrote: ** -- *Colin Streeter* *0411 016 445* [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links |
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Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Hi Colin,
I have uploaded a photo to the site. Ocean Pearl clearing the holding tank. Cheers Danny ________________________________ From: Colin Streeter <colin.d.streeter@...> To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Wednesday, 31 July 2013 12:10 PM Subject: Re: [Amel] rear holding tank clogged Hi Danny Where is the pic? If you attached it nothing came through? Sounds like it would be worth a good look. Cheers Colin Island Pearl II - SM2K #332 On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 10:01 AM, Danny and Yvonne SIMMS <simms@...>wrote: ** -- *Colin Streeter* *0411 016 445* [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Somehow I don't think that solution would have ever occurred to me, Danny...Glad you took pictures so the rest of us will know what to do in a similar situation (~;
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Then again, I might heave to and drop over the side head up instead. Glad you didn't waste any of that nice wind on the beam! Kent
On Jul 31, 2013, at 6:42 AM, Danny and Yvonne SIMMS <simms@...> wrote:
Hi Colin, |
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