Icebox addition

[relamb]

Perhaps it may have been that way originally, although I did not see a T connection.  When I first bought the boat, I dumped a pot of coffee in the sink, then noticed a day later the black water in the bilge.    The previous owner was on a small inland reservoir (drinking water supply) and the local water and waste management people inspected every boat and issued a permit to be on the lake.  They didn't want anything going into the water.   So the sink drains for both the galley and head had been disconnected and the thru hulls plugged, and everything drains to the bilge.  Not only did I pour coffee in the sink, I washed out a pan and some bowls of chicken noodle soup.  It all ended up in the bilge,...where it got pumped overboard anyway.  But I had some fun stuff growing in the bilge for awhile.

[deisher6]

Hey Wes:  If Terry wouldn't have said that his was plummed that way, I wouldn't think that it would work.  I thought that the through hull for the sink is higher than the drain on the icebox.  Obviously it isn't.

But to answer your question, I would rather pump the icebox into the sink.  It only takes a minute or two to pump out 20-30 lbs of ice water....and....it is good to keep the cold water in the ice box.  I usually pump down the level in the box when adding ice else it is hard to find the proper drink in the bottom.  I only keep drinks in the bottom other stuff I keep cool on the shelf.

regards charlie