Isn't it prudent to leave the cockpit and anchor deck drain seacocks open?

Phil
s/v Adoxographi

>Peggy,
>
>One other note, shouldn't ALL the seacocks on the vessel be closed?
>
>Van...
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-baba-l@ballreich.net [mailto:owner-baba-l@ballreich.net] On
>Behalf Of Peggie Hall
>Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 9:48 AM
>To: baba-l@ballreich.net
>Subject: Re: [Baba-L] Vented loops in the head
>
>Richard B. Emerson wrote:
>
>> At the very least, two pieces of 3/4" water hose, one Forespar vented
>> loop, and four hose clamps will get the job done long enough to avoid
>> the basic risk.
>
>Sorry, Richard, but a vented loop is not an alternative to closing both
>the intake and discharge seacocks when you leave the boat! Sea water
>mineral buildup can clog the vent...hose connections can fail.
>
>While it's true that anyone who relies on the wet/dry valve, even if a
>vented loop is installed in the intake, is playing Russian roulette,
>neither that valve nor the vented loop will prevent water from flooding
>the bowl via an open discharge thru-hull.
>
>CLOSE the SEACOCKS!
>
>And btw, you need 8 hose clamps, not just 4...all hose connections in
>sanitation systems should be double clamped, with screws on opposite
>sides of the hose.
>
>--
>Peggie
>----------
>Peggie Hall
>Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
>Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
>Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
>http://shop.sailboatowners.com/boat_odors/
>
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