Understanding a sink on my open bow

[thormx11]

Can someone please explain to me how a sink usually works on an open bow ski boat? I just bought a 1995 Century Arabian 24 that has a small sink in the center of the boat. The faucet is junk and will need to be replaced, and it looks like most of the hoses are underneath. I am not sure if there is a pump missing or even what kind of faucet i need to replace it with. From what I can tell, there is no hot water, and the drain just goes out of the side of the boat.

 

[Scott Danforth]

you should have a tank with a pump with an automatic pressure switch. the faucet simply opens and closes, the drop in pressure brings the pump on.

not sure why a ski boat would have a sink on it, however simply google marine water systems and you can get all sorts of information.

regarding your faucet, should be a name and part number on the mounting plate somewhere

 

[alldodge]

Sink on a ski boat is a new one for me.

Only thing that comes to mind is if the boat came with a camper top, stove and port-a-pot. My Rinker which is a cuddy came with all those and according to tax laws I could write the interest off as a second home. The stove was a small butane type, and the port-a-pot was under the forward center cushion.

 

[Scott Danforth]

did some quick digging

1995 Century Arabian 24 is a bow rider, not a ski boat

doing some digging, it appears that the sink was an option

https://www.google.com/search?q=199...sAQIMw&biw=1430&bih=949#imgrc=VrKC2WyYQnv7iM:

 

[thormx11]

Sorry for my wording, i always considered a ski boat as just the style of an open bow, but now that I think about it, when I looked up the specs it was listed as a bow rider. There is a small water tank, maybe 5 gallons or so, and some hoses, for fill/drain, but I do not see any wiring or a pump. I havent looked at the faucet that close to see any numbers, the boat came from salt water and it is pretty ate up from the salt.

I know it is kind of hard to understand what i'm talking about with any pics, but the boat is in a storage building away from my house. When I get some time (and warmer weather) I will take a better look.

 

[chevymaher]

Sorry for my wording, i always considered a ski boat as just the style of an open bow,

LOL i think we are splitting hairs here. Looks like a skii boat has a skii pylon. Just a bit bigger and has some nicer options. But if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck.

This is the best picture i could find of the sink online. In the bow hallway on the starboard side. I liked the fact a toilet was a option on them to. That would be handy if your out a long time.

 

[tpothen]

If it's the same faucet as the one in the pic above then it's probably a hand pump faucet.

 

[Scott Danforth]

ski boats have a very specific hull with almost no dead-rise (flat bottom), keel fins, center mounted engines with V-drives and rudders. directly mid-ship is the ski pylon. they are purpose-built boats, do not like rough water and are only good for skiing. Ski-Nautique, Malibu and Correct craft are some of the premier ski boat manufacturers

a bow rider is a general purpose run-about meant for day-cruising and can be used for water sports. they generally have a decent dead-rise, can be taken out in most weather. these are almost always I/O powered, however there are beginning to be more and more smaller outboard powered bow-riders. larger bow-riders often have luxury items such as sinks and heads

 

[chevymaher]

I was aware of the skii boat differences for pro skiing. My uncle has a supra. But in general boats like mine and his looks alot like it. Are called skii boats when sold. I believe it is fish and skii runabout is the way mine was advertised.

 

[garbageguy]

If it's the same faucet as the one in the pic above then it's probably a hand pump faucet.

Very well could be a hand pump - no wires or electric pump. You'll know when you look closer at it - and post pics here for more help

 

[thormx11]

Thanks for all the info, I will post pics this weekend if I can. It looks exactly like the one pictured above (my boat also has the porta potty across from the sink area) I didnt think about a hand pump, but that could be it since I didn't see any wiring or a pump.

What really surprised me is, my dad acquired the boat about 7-8 years ago (the sink was never working.) While working on the boat the other night I noticed the plastic water tank under the console was still about 75% full of water from when he got the boat. He never winterized the engine and after 2-3 years here in KY just about everything on the engine cracked (block, manifolds, intake, water pump, etc) and had to be replaced. But I noticed the water tank was still holding water, which really surprised me!

And thanks for clearing things up for a ski boat and run about, I just called it a ski boat because we would ski (or at least attempt to!) and tube behind this boat.

 

[Scott Danforth]

the plastic water tank would expand as needed....... the cast-iron block, heads, manifolds, etc of the motor dont...they just crack.

 

[thormx11]

Sorry its been a while since i was able to upload any pictures. I havent been working on the boat much lately. But here are a couple pictures of the faucet I am needing, and a picture of the tank/plumbing setup in the boat. I couldn't find any part numbers on the faucet.

 

[Scott Danforth]

manual pump faucet

https://www.google.com/search?q=man...kt57ZAhVyja0KHXQkDG4Q_AUICigB&biw=971&bih=776

 

[thormx11]

Thank you! I've got one ordered now