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Water tank overflows

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On my 36 ft Pearson we have been filling the water tanks by removing the cushions and watching the level through the clean out ports. Most other boat owners just fill until water comes our breather vent or overflows. I tried that and couldn't find vents and discovered it was overflowing into bilge and clean out port was leaking on the v berth. How is this water system designed to be filled?

Member Response

Our 323 has the same problem. If the tanks are plastic do not recommend running the overflow line out as filling above the level of the tank can cause damage from the pressure created. We check the port and stb tanks visually because the inspection ports are easy to reach but the 40 gallon bow tank is a problem to get at so I installed a small monitor that turns a light on when the tank is near full.  

Bill Lawrence

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