Salt water washdown / Vertglas

[rangoons]

Hi all. First of all I tried a product called Vertglas to get rid of the oxidation on my hull. It worked great. I have people coming up to me at the marina who are astonished as to how good the boat look. I will post pictures when I can remember how to do it. Anyways I will keep you posted as the year goes on how it holds up.
Next. I am having a problem with my salt water washdown. I replaced the pump and it is throwing water great but some where between the hose coming out of the pump and the faucet on the boat the is very very little pressure. Has anyone else had this problem. How do I take the hose off of the connection to the faucet. It seems almost impossible to get at. If I open the hatch on the port side and ta\ke out the insert I can see where the feed hose goes up to the faucet but I'm hoping there is an easier way. Any help would be appreciated.

[Tuxedo]

It's been awhile since I rigged 28s, so this is from a shady memory, but I believe the easiest access to the salt water faucet is gained by taking down the ceiling over the quarterberth. Back in the day, it was just held up by a few screws.

[rangoons]

thanks Tuxedo,
I'll take a look tomorrow.

[Pitou]

I had to replace my leaky fresh water washdown hose bib in that location and all I did was remove the screws holding it in place cockpit side and it all pulled right out / bib and hose. Removed the hose clamp and swapped it out.

[Capt Ron]

There's a filter screen in that line. Mine's attached to the transom accessable through the port access hatch in the cockpit. Have you checked that?

[rangoons]

thanks so much for the replies. Tuxedo, you were right on target. I replaced the faucet in about a half hour going through the back wall of the quarterberth. 2 screws and it was out.

[jcollins]

It's been awhile since I rigged 28s, so this is from a shady memory, but I believe the easiest access to the salt water faucet is gained by taking down the ceiling over the quarterberth. Back in the day, it was just held up by a few screws.

Yet another reason you can't leave the board when you sell your boat.
Last year I wrestled for hours getting to that hose.

[rangoons]

Once again Tuxedo thanks. A couple of things. First, the problem the whole time turned out to be the faucet. Whoever installed it put so much sealer behind the faucet that the insides were totally clogged with the sealer. Second, the rear wall panel came out easy, but now I think I have to remove the ceiling panel so that I can fit the wall piece back in. Still much easier than J Collins ordeal.