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     JeffR Rating: N/A |
I have been thinking of "T" ing my icebox drain into the sink drain line. I am not sure it will work becuase of the height of the ball valve on the through hull. An easy solution I used on my 6.9 was just to put a shutoff valve on the end of the drain hose. I kept it closed most of the time. When it came time to drain the ice box I just opened the valve and let it pour into an old soda bottle which I then dumped into the cockpit (6.9 has no sink) I don't like the idea of T ing anything into the fresh water line especially on the suction side of the pump. I never understood the concept of letting iceboxes drain all the time. You are just pouring a lot of cold down the drain. That water holds a lot of BTU's. Think about it, what keeps beer colder, longer a cooler full of cold air or a bucket full of icewater. The other thing I do not like about dumping the cooler into the bilge is that fresh water is much more prone to growing mildew and mold than salt. since most of these boats are in the lakes I guess that is not a big issue to most owners. |
