Raaf
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Dec 15, 2020
- Messages
- 33
- Vessel Name
- Annabel Lee
- Vessel Make
- '79 Californian 34
Friends,
BOAT: '79 Californian 34 LRC
I went to top off my water through the deck filler this weekend and even after just a bit of water went in I could hear a huge gasping sound come from the filler and then the system started spouting water back out at me like a geyser. After a few moments things settled down so I started adding more water and boom, the geyser started back up again - sometimes as high as 2 or 3 ft.
I had just gotten back from a couple hours of cruising. Some of that was spent in some decent rollers offshore. So my guess so far is that I introduced an air pocket into the system or something. I was never able to fully fill it due to having to take a break again and again and waiting for the system to calm down. I got tired of getting sprayed in the face, so I moved on to my next distraction.
Should I run the water completely out of the system with the idea that this may also flush any air too?
Thankful for insight or ideas from the community.
-- Raaf
BOAT: '79 Californian 34 LRC
I went to top off my water through the deck filler this weekend and even after just a bit of water went in I could hear a huge gasping sound come from the filler and then the system started spouting water back out at me like a geyser. After a few moments things settled down so I started adding more water and boom, the geyser started back up again - sometimes as high as 2 or 3 ft.
I had just gotten back from a couple hours of cruising. Some of that was spent in some decent rollers offshore. So my guess so far is that I introduced an air pocket into the system or something. I was never able to fully fill it due to having to take a break again and again and waiting for the system to calm down. I got tired of getting sprayed in the face, so I moved on to my next distraction.
Should I run the water completely out of the system with the idea that this may also flush any air too?
Thankful for insight or ideas from the community.
-- Raaf