Galley sink draining
I have recently purchased a 1999 42' catalina Mark 2. We have noticed that the galley sink is slow to drain. Upon inspection I noticed that the sink outlet is below the water line. That seems to me to...
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Draining out the bottom of the boat is better than to one of the sides. As long as the sink in near midship, draining out the bottom keeps water from coming in when on a heal. I do not have any...
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try closing and then opening seacock as this helps my draining action sometimes
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Charlie, we keep a small plunger on board for this purpose. It has served us well. If you look at the drain hose under the sink there isn't much slope, so any food that goes down sometimes gets...
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Thanks for your help. I think as much as anything, it is good to hear from other owners that this is a normal situation. I like the idea of the mini plunger!!
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One of the next cool upgrades I am doing is to replace the existing 90 degree fitting that connect the two sink drains with a vertical from the starboard drain and a tee that comes in from the port...
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