Tom
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Chris invited our friend Kathy to dock at our house for "a couple of days". Three weeks later she's still here ;D
The day after she arrived, Kathy complained that one of her bilge pumps was running frequently. Picking up the hatches one at a time, I eventually figured out that the hot water tank was leaking. Fortunately, this boat has a fresh water manifold that allows you to isolate individual faucets and the hot water tank, so it was an easy task for me to stop the leak.
A call to the dealer confirmed it was covered under warranty (phew!).
They don't currently have this particular water heater in production, so they made one to order. Today it arrived, along with the local boat dealer's technician. Getting the old one out seemed simple - remove a few screws, disconnect a couple of wires and a couple of water lines, and lift it out. But, in addition to there not being much clearance through the hatch in the floor of the salon, the manifold was in the way, as was one half of the sofa.
Removing the mounting blocks for the manifold, the sub woofer for the surround sound, and the offending half of the sofa allowed the old water heater to be removed and the new one to be installed.
Kathy is now a happycamper boater again.
In case you're wondering, that boat is 62' LOA.
The day after she arrived, Kathy complained that one of her bilge pumps was running frequently. Picking up the hatches one at a time, I eventually figured out that the hot water tank was leaking. Fortunately, this boat has a fresh water manifold that allows you to isolate individual faucets and the hot water tank, so it was an easy task for me to stop the leak.
A call to the dealer confirmed it was covered under warranty (phew!).
They don't currently have this particular water heater in production, so they made one to order. Today it arrived, along with the local boat dealer's technician. Getting the old one out seemed simple - remove a few screws, disconnect a couple of wires and a couple of water lines, and lift it out. But, in addition to there not being much clearance through the hatch in the floor of the salon, the manifold was in the way, as was one half of the sofa.
Removing the mounting blocks for the manifold, the sub woofer for the surround sound, and the offending half of the sofa allowed the old water heater to be removed and the new one to be installed.
Kathy is now a happy
In case you're wondering, that boat is 62' LOA.
