[C38] Yes Vented loops

[Don Strong]

Yes,  head high above the head.

On 3/18/24 4:45 PM, Max soto wrote:
> Yes! I’ve installed vented loops on my 38.. both were installed under 
> the sink…
>
> Max Soto A.
> C38 Estancia #198
> Alajuela, Costa Rica
>
>> On 27 Feb 2024, at 18:51, Bruce Brown <bbrown at usc.edu> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> The head on our '84 Catalina 38 is about 3" below the waterline. 
>>  We're replacing the old Head Mate toilet with a Jabsco Twist 'n' 
>> Lock compact toilet.  There is no vented loop on the 3/4" inlet or 1 
>> 1/2" discharge hose.  We have lived with this condition for 35 years 
>> and the boat is still floating!  We just make sure the lever is in 
>> the dry bowl position when the toilet is not in use, and we close the 
>> seacocks when we leave the boat for longer times.  The manuals for 
>> both the old and new toilets say it is absolutely necessary to have 
>> these vented loops to 8" above the waterline on both the inlet and 
>> discharge lines.  Does anyone have an opinion on this?
>> Bruce Brown
>> "Out of Film"
>> Channel Islands Harbor, Ca.
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Donald R. Strong
Professor,
Department of Evolution and Ecology
and
The Bodega Marine Laboratory,
University of California, Davis,
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