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Good point, my bad, I was thinking od cubic feet not gallons
Pierre.
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Subject: Re: lv-ab: water systems
> Al; Water weighs approximately 8 lbs. per gallon...not 64. Mike
>
>
> On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 09:10:16 -0400 <> writes:
> > Al,
> >
> > freshwater weighs 64 pounds per cubic foot (for arguments sake
> > that's about
> > 1 gallon). You're saying it's OK to let 32,000 to 64,000 lbs of
> > water into
> > your boat? you've either got an extremely larger boat or some BIG
> > pumps.
> > that's enough water to sink Most liveaboard boat that I know. Even
> > if it
> > doesn't sink the boat, think of all the water damage to you could
> > face, just
> > because you wanted the convenience of pressure water from the city.
> >
> > If you really want pressure water, I'd suggest that you get some
> > eletrci
> > pumps and build an onboard pressure system. The advantage of this
> > is that
> > you still get pressure water underway, and still don't have to worry
> > about
> > the city filling your boat with water if a single fitting fails.
> >
> > I always install fittings in such a manner that if it fails 1
> > fitting will
> > not jeapordize the boat.
> >
> > Pierre
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Original Message:
> > -----------------
> > From:
> > Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 23:01:13 -0700
> > To:
> >
> ,,
> > Subject: Re: lv-ab: water systems
> >
> > Yes, I received that comment a couple of times. However the
> > original poster
> > commented that he turned off the water before leaving the boat,
> > hence I
> > didn't add the same info...
> >
> > (BTW: On Viking Star, I refill the tanks. Don;t even have a 'city
> > water'
> > connector)
> >
> > Have also heard of using a 'water meter device', designed to put a
> > set
> > amount of water onto the lawn when watering it.. Idea is that you
> > set it
> > for say 500 or 1000 gal every day or two. Then if something does
> > happen,
> > you will only get 500-1000 gals inside.
> >
> > -al-
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <>
> > To: "al.thomason" <>; "Eric Thompson"
> > <>; "LIVE_ABOARD"
> > <>
> > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 4:59 PM
> > Subject: Re: lv-ab: water systems
> >
> >
> > There's 1 small difference al, If the regulator fails, you get an
> > RV full
> > of water, most of which runs out the door. On a boat, you get a
> > boat full
> > of water which becomes a submarine!!
> >
> > Fill your tanks then disconnect, it's not that hard and it will
> > never sink
> > your boat!
> >
> > Pierre.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "al.thomason" <>
> > To: "Eric Thompson" <>; "LIVE_ABOARD"
> > <>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 10:25 PM
> > Subject: Re: lv-ab: water systems
> >
> >
> > > If you go to an RV store, they will be able to sell you a
> > pressure
> > regulator
> > > with standard 'water hose' fittings which will reduce the pressure
> > to
> > around
> > > 40 PSI. This is very common for RVs, in that they use a lot of
> > plastic
> > hose
> > > in their internal plumbing. Then just put the regulator on at
> > the
> > faucet,
> > > before the hose leading to your boat.
> > >
> > > -al-
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Eric Thompson" <>
> > > To: "LIVE_ABOARD" <>
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 4:54 PM
> > > Subject: lv-ab: water systems
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi All,
> > > I don't even have a water tank on my boat at this time.
> > > I just have internal hose connected from the water inlet
> > > at the stern and run to the water heater, galley cold,
> > > and head cold faucets. The West Marine store sells 'red
> > > line' hose (I used 5/8 inch) which is rated for 125
> > > degrees F (too hot to tolerate unmixed) with a burst
> > > strength of 250 PSI.
> > > If you use good fittings and good clamps I can't
> > > believe any municipal water system is going to burst the
> > > system. I turn off the water any time the boat will be
> > > unattended for any length of time.
> > > Someday I will be installing water tanks. I will
> > > install a backflow prevention device and continue to
> > > connect to municipal water systems. When the pressure of
> > > the municipal water system blows a hose it will be time
> > > to replace all the hoses.
> > >
> > > Eric Thompson
> > > S/V Procrastinator
> > > South San Francisco
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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