Oh yeah, here in Texas if you have a waste valve it has to meet all the rules. I guess they figure if you have it sooner or later you will use it rather than mess with pumpouts. Anybody got any ideas about replacing gelcoat on the deck that has worn down to the glass beneath? On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 7:03 PM, Robbin Roddewig < robbin.roddewig@verizon.net> wrote:
Thanks Dave, I appreciate the information. It sure looks like it is straight over to me, without stopping at the holding tank or passing go. I did not know if it were legal but I did know I cannot use it in the Chesapeake Bay. Nor do I want to repair the head system and maintain the head and tank. So yes, in my mind it is a ticking time bomb waiting to sink the boat unless I do some work on deconstructing and reconstructing the valve and thru hull. And since I never intend to use it I figured I may as well glass it up.
Thanks for the reference on the M-17!
All the best! Robbin
On 2/25/2013 7:00 PM, W David Scobie wrote:
the M23's hull is solid fiberglass, no core. there is only core in the horizontal portions of the deck, and maybe in the transom where the motor mount and rudder are attached. I don't know the average thickness.
from your description the thru-hull for the potti is 'straight over' from the head and not legal. removing an unused thru-hull and making a new fiberglass repair is the best practice.
yes the book you want is 'Don Casey's Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual'. excellent resource with wonderful illustrations.
for the hull-to-deck joint here is some discussion about doing the repair -
http://m17-375.webs.com/**hulldeckjoint.htm<http://m17-375.webs.com/hulldeckjoint.htm>
this is about older M17s, but very very similar to the M23's.
:: Dave Scobie :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA - www.m17-375.webs.com
--- On Mon, 2/25/13, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Linda, I found a book about sailboat maintenance by the author this guy refers to. It has a good check list for before and after sailing season, including some items I had not thought of. Steve
----- Original Message ----- From: "Robbin Roddewig" <robbin.roddewig@verizon.net> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 2:06 PM
Hi M-boaters,
I attended a great seminar that other day about proper
through hulls
that convinced me I should remove the through hull on
my M-23 that is
connected to the holding tank. I never plan on
using this as I have a
porta potti, dont now if the attached valve is approved
and am not
planning on reconstituting the head system so this is
just a hole in the
hull for water to come in if it breaks. Any
advice on how to remove the
current plastic (or delrin or whatever it is) through
hull and then
patch the hole? I am not sure what the thickness
of the hull is on the
lower portion, cored or what not. I also need to work on the hull to deck joint in March
and April as
things warm up in Virginia. If anyone has a good
reference or hints on
this repair I would appreciate any info that you can
pass along. I have
had Jerry's recommendation to use 3M 5200 which is also
what Don Casey
recommends but I like to get all the information I can
before starting a
big project.
Thanks in advance!
Robbin M-23 and M-10