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Pwraddr 08-03-2014 07:19 PM

Next question.....what waste tank is used and how do I access it?
 
I would like to see if I can add a float and hook it up to a light indicator so when the tank is full it luminates.

Would like to gather the stuff before hand so wondering what brand/model the tank is and how I access it.

Pat or anyone? 2009 37.

509 SC 08-05-2014 10:08 PM

I'm not sure what size tank the 37 has, but I had a 9 gallon one installed during the build. Mine is visible thru the access door for the back of the dash (in the head), it's off on the side kind of below the throttles. I have nice gauge to check the level mounted on the bathroom cabinet next to the flush button. You touch it, and it lights up either 1/4,1/2,3/4 or full. I'm pretty sure the sender just sticks to the outside of the holding tank with double-sided tape. I think it would be possible to retro-fit one. It's really pretty slick!
Steve

Sydwayz 08-06-2014 01:58 AM

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Just place this sticker on the door to the head.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]527452[/ATTACH]

sommerfliesby 08-06-2014 08:50 AM

I don't even know how to use my head...I mean toilet...I mean...head...

Pee in it, and then what? Both buttons seem to do the same thing?

And no...I have owned the boat for two years and have not yet used the head...lol....

bonesmalon 09-15-2014 07:13 PM


Originally Posted by 509 SC (Post 4166118)
I'm not sure what size tank the 37 has, but I had a 9 gallon one installed during the build. Mine is visible thru the access door for the back of the dash (in the head), it's off on the side kind of below the throttles. I have nice gauge to check the level mounted on the bathroom cabinet next to the flush button. You touch it, and it lights up either 1/4,1/2,3/4 or full. I'm pretty sure the sender just sticks to the outside of the holding tank with double-sided tape. I think it would be possible to retro-fit one. It's really pretty slick!
Steve

Do you have a manufacturer on the tank level indicator? I always seem to top mine off at the worst possible time including one where the wife got to use a red solo cup to bail before running across Lake Erie!!

Pwraddr 09-16-2014 05:07 PM

I am going to install a dometic set up. Screws I to the top of the tank. Display I will mount next to flush controls. Has 3 levels, empty, half and full.

Also going to measure and see if I can get a 9 gallon tank in there as opposed to the 6. Anyone try?

boatfreak 09-16-2014 06:37 PM

I've got one of those fancy heads but I've always found the swim platform more inviting and I have yet to find a lake that needed pumped out. :D

Pwraddr 09-16-2014 08:54 PM


Originally Posted by boatfreak (Post 4189235)
I've got one of those fancy heads but I've always found the swim platform more inviting and I have yet to find a lake that needed pumped out. :D

HA! My wife and daughter don't really like the swim platform. Hope you are doing well!

ActiveThunder 09-17-2014 02:37 PM

Ya know they make a simple sensor and gauge for the existing tank, don't you?

http://www.trioniccorp.com/index.php...l-monitor.html


Originally Posted by Pwraddr (Post 4189208)
I am going to install a dometic set up. Screws I to the top of the tank. Display I will mount next to flush controls. Has 3 levels, empty, half and full.

Also going to measure and see if I can get a 9 gallon tank in there as opposed to the 6. Anyone try?


Pwraddr 09-17-2014 05:18 PM


Originally Posted by ActiveThunder (Post 4189651)
Ya know they make a simple sensor and gauge for the existing tank, don't you?

http://www.trioniccorp.com/index.php...l-monitor.html


Hi Pat,

No actually I was unaware of that one, thanks for posting up!

Have you ever fit a larger tank than the 6 gallon in a 37? I have a wife and daughter and with a electric toilet that uses a half gallon or more per flush it fills quickly. Appreciate any feedback on this.

ActiveThunder 09-17-2014 06:09 PM

Is getting rid of the wife and daughter an option?


Originally Posted by Pwraddr (Post 4189713)
Hi Pat,

No actually I was unaware of that one, thanks for posting up!

Have you ever fit a larger tank than the 6 gallon in a 37? I have a wife and daughter and with a electric toilet that uses a half gallon or more per flush it fills quickly. Appreciate any feedback on this.


Sydwayz 09-17-2014 06:25 PM

How many head buttons do you have?
Mine has a Flush, Fill and Drain button.
Typically, we just whiz in it, put a splash of water on top and hit the drain button, and spray it with Lysol.

Pwraddr 09-17-2014 07:40 PM


Originally Posted by ActiveThunder (Post 4189737)
Is getting rid of the wife and daughter an option?

HA! Need them both, daughter for the deduction and wife to pay for boat!!

To be honest, I miss my vacuflush... A LOT. The electric head always spits upward on the flush. I cleaned the vent, changed the vent line, replaced the waste line to the tank, replaced the joker valve.

At this point I am almost ready to buy a new motor/grinder Assy.

But, I would still like a larger tank if it will fit. Have you tried?

509 SC 09-17-2014 10:02 PM


Originally Posted by ActiveThunder (Post 4189651)
Ya know they make a simple sensor and gauge for the existing tank, don't you?

http://www.trioniccorp.com/index.php...l-monitor.html

Bonesmalon, This is what Pat put on my tank "after" the install, it works very nice.

509 SC 09-17-2014 10:08 PM


Originally Posted by Pwraddr (Post 4189771)
HA! Need them both, daughter for the deduction and wife to pay for boat!!

To be honest, I miss my vacuflush... A LOT. The electric head always spits upward on the flush. I cleaned the vent, changed the vent line, replaced the waste line to the tank, replaced the joker valve.

At this point I am almost ready to buy a new motor/grinder Assy.

But, I would still like a larger tank if it will fit. Have you tried?

Pat put a 9 gallon in my 33 during the rigging, it's under the throttles. I believe the brand of mine is Todd, from somewhere on the east coast. Check their website and get the specs and check if it'll fit. So what exactly is the problem with your toilet?

ActiveThunder 09-18-2014 06:35 AM


Originally Posted by 509 SC (Post 4189856)
Pat put a 9 gallon in my 33 during the rigging, it's under the throttles. I believe the brand of mine is Todd, from somewhere on the east coast. Check their website and get the specs and check if it'll fit. So what exactly is the problem with your toilet?

He has a wife and daughter. No taking a leak off the platform. Hence the problem! :party-smiley-004:

Sydwayz 09-18-2014 07:35 AM

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]529741[/ATTACH]

The switch in the bottom left of that picture has:
Flush
Fill
Drain
...in separate functions; similar to the way mine came way back when. Rewiring to that setup shouldn't be a big deal, but you would just have to acquire that switch separate.

http://www.iboats.com/ITT-Jabsco-Qui.../view_id.47307

ICDEDPPL 09-18-2014 08:36 AM


Originally Posted by sommerfliesby (Post 4166304)

And no...I have owned the boat for two years and have not yet used the head...lol....

Can I be the first after a long night of drinking and a huge burrito??

Powergade, my daughter and wife get in the water or use a solo cup at night.. bring that up at the next family meeting:food-smiley-007:

obnoxus 09-18-2014 08:40 AM


Originally Posted by sommerfliesby (Post 4166304)
I don't even know how to use my head...I mean toilet...I mean...head...

Pee in it, and then what? Both buttons seem to do the same thing?

And no...I have owned the boat for two years and have not yet used the head...lol....


Im with you ,,,,,we had a vacuflush,,,,, and it was still just fender storage in there !!!!

Sydwayz 09-18-2014 08:42 AM


Originally Posted by ICDEDPPL (Post 4189951)
Can I be the first after a long night of drinking and a huge burrito??

Powergade, my daughter and wife get in the water or use a solo cup at night.. bring that up at the next family meeting:food-smiley-007:

2 girls, 1 cup, and your boat?
You are a sick bastard! :eek:

509 SC 09-21-2014 01:37 PM


Originally Posted by Sydwayz (Post 4189954)
2 girls, 1 cup, and your boat?
You are a sick bastard! :eek:

That's the same cup he brushes his teeth with in the morning!

bonesmalon 09-21-2014 04:20 PM


Originally Posted by 509 SC (Post 4189852)
Bonesmalon, This is what Pat put on my tank "after" the install, it works very nice.

I'll look into it cause cause my indicator has been when pizz runs out the vent hasn't been working for me....

Little Tommy 09-21-2014 04:23 PM

509 call curt


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