Water air vent location

[Martkimwat]

Originally Posted by BAD ORCA

lol....damn. i do have a lot of spiders aboard. A couple very big ones at that. I often wonder how the heck they do survive. I dont see any other bugs. Maybe i could install one of those bug zappers right over the screen to deter trespassers

Is that really why they put them on the outside of the hull? I suppose i could put it further towards the bow so no salt water gets in if the rails get burried under water.

You're just as likely to bury the bow in a big sea so I don't think that would be a good idea. I don't know if anyone makes a snorkel valve that you could fit?

[R Hutcheson]

You can certainly do it. Ours are vented into the forward head. Just make sure that they have somewhere to drain to. If the boat is heeled at the dock due to wind ours at lease will leak while the tanks are being filled, also, when I forget I'm filling the tank and don't shut off the water. Any water that comes out the vents is pumped over by the shower sump.

[Cynara]

Water air vents were inside our boat and they drained into the sink incase they overflowed when filling water tank

[Mickeyrouse]

Our boat’s water tank vents into the fore peak just below deck level, then to a hose directed to the bilge.

[BAD ORCA]

Originally Posted by Martkimwat

You're just as likely to bury the bow in a big sea so I don't think that would be a good idea. I don't know if anyone makes a snorkel valve that you could fit?

Much thanks. Yeah I agree. I've decided I'm going to put the water vents inside. It seems from all the replies its pretty common to do. The midships tank will loop up as high as possible and drain to midships bilge. The bow tank will loop up even higher in a locker and drain to the forward bilge.

[Manateeman]

Now when you are at a dock filling your tanks the poor thirsty manatees don’t get ANY clean fresh water from your overflow ? Not to mention brushing their teeth after pizza. No wonder it’s BAD orca.
They once considered you a friend of the manatees.
You could install a three way valve and open it up a bit when you are in Florida .
Mark
PS. Just kidding. It’s an inside joke.

[rwidman]

Originally Posted by BAD ORCA

Is there any reason why i cant put my fresh water air vent lines on the interior of the boat instead of on the outside of the hull?

When you overfill your water tank, water comes out of the vent fitting. Do you want this water inside or outside of the boat?

[stormalong]

Originally Posted by rwidman

When you overfill your water tank, water comes out of the vent fitting. Do you want this water inside or outside of the boat?

I want the overflow in my bilge. It is a free fresh water rinse. I fill my tanks until the bilge pump comes on.

[Cynara]

I posted earlier that our water tanks vented into the sink. It is beyond me why all boats aren't designed like that

[BAD ORCA]

Originally Posted by Manateeman

Now when you are at a dock filling your tanks the poor thirsty manatees don’t get ANY clean fresh water from your overflow ? Not to mention brushing their teeth after pizza. No wonder it’s BAD orca.
They once considered you a friend of the manatees.
You could install a three way valve and open it up a bit when you are in Florida .
Mark
PS. Just kidding. It’s an inside joke.

HA! absolutely! anything so long as i dont have to give up the whiskey.

[BAD ORCA]

Originally Posted by stormalong

I want the overflow in my bilge. It is a free fresh water rinse. I fill my tanks until the bilge pump comes on.

right? im thinking this is a good thing. washes the salt off of the keelbolts.