GL: U.S. boats in Canadian waters

[Bob McLeran]

I put one Turncouple on Sanderling last year before heading north, just 
to see how well it would work. Used the one with pipe threads on one end 
and hose barb on the other because I attached one side of it to the 
thru-hull itself. Have never had occasion to disconnect it for legal 
requirements, but if necessary it would be very easy to do since it's 
located under the sink against the hull in the forward head. This one 
was on the Lectrasan discharge hose for the forward Lectrasan.

I'm in the process of placing an order for two more to use on the 
macerator side of our two holding tanks. (The aft Lectrasan has a 
plumbing setup on the discharge side that I can disconnect at the 
Lectrasan itself using some standard PVC fittings).

Of course, accessibility to the hose is the big factor. If you can't 
easily get to the thru-hull itself, you can cut the hose in a location 
where it is easier to reach and use the Turncouple with a hose barb on 
each side. You can then cap the exposed ends when you take out the 
center piece. I wouldn't do that (cut the hose) unless the location is 
above the water line.

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Bob McLeran and Judy Young                  Manatee Cove Marina
MV Sanderling                               Patrick Air Force Base
DeFever 41 Trawler                          Melbourne, Florida 



On 2/19/2009 12:58 PM, ed wrote:
> Ted
>
> Thanks for the interesting product. I think I'll try one. I haven't 
> installed the last piece of head hose to the seacock barb yet. This will 
> make it much easier regardless of potty law.