Air horn compressor leaking?

[OBXTucker]

I noticed at OpSail this past weekend that when my engines aren't running, there is no air pressure volume in my tank...and hence, the horns don't work. Honestly, I don't know much about these things, but I'm assuming that they should hold air. When the engines are running, there's plenty of pressure to sound the horns for a good 30-45 seconds.

So, does my rank have a slow leak or is it working properly?

Thanks.

 

[rsmith]

When was the last time you drained the condensate water out of the Air tank? If never it could be rotted out like mine did. There is a slight leak somewhere.

 

[OBXTucker]

Well, I can honestly say "never" to that question! It's been one of those out of sight, out of mind items that I take for granted. Interesting that you ask, because I have a compressor at home that I occassionally drain, just overlooked the one on Kismet. I'll take a look this weekend and see what kind of shape it's in.
Thanks.