Back flow preventer

I want to change the shower sump in a 1999 330 Fiesta Vee while it is in the water. Is there a back flow preventer in the gray water, thru the hull discharge hose? I don't want to flood the boat. This is my first time on this forum. What is the meaning of "Tags"?

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  • pault1216pault1216 Member Posts: 206 ✭✭✭
    I would think that your discharge is above the water line (as was mine) and there would not be a check valve or  flow preventer.  -Paul
  • BenjaminBenjamin Member Posts: 2
    It makes sense for it to be above the water line. Thank you.
  • WillhoundWillhound Member Posts: 4,208 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Welcome to the forum. The "tags" section allows you to input key words that will help your posts come up in a search. They are optional, you don't need to enter anything there to post.
    "Knot Quite Shore" - 2000 FV270 (Sold)
    2018 Cherokee 39RL Land Yacht (Sorry...)
  • Black_DiamondBlack_Diamond Member Posts: 5,439 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Really should not need a check valve, plus they can get crapped up and not work right. 

    I did replace the thru hull with a right angle brass fitting and replaced the junk plastic tubing with better stuff (hose kept leaking). In the process I ran the new tubing with a loop to prevent water from flowing backwards in high seas.  More a CYA since I had it all apart.  

    Past owner of a 2003 342FV
    PC BYC, Holland, MI
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