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The T idea is a good one. I T’d the discharge tube to enable a Pumpout on either side which has proved useful. My overboard discharge has its own tube. Has worked well for me.

They used PVC glue adhesive to put the fittings together.

I really don’t. I know they used pvc fittings and pipe to go from the topside to the bottom of the tank where I had them cut the bottom of the pipe at an angle so that if the pipe became dislodged it wouldn’t fall over and at the same time wouldn’t lay flat on the bottom unable to suck the...

Had mine made. Different ways to do it. Does it have baffles inside? Suggestion is to put all fittings on the top so that you don’t have the worries of fittings leaking. And at least an inch diameter vent (2 would be better) you and those next to you will appreciate it in the future.

if the vented loop is leaking, it will diminish the amount of cooling water introduced to the shaft seal, (in my case the packing gland and cutlass bearing), as the vented loop is not designed in the system to leak, only to eliminate a siphon back into the manifold. Probably wouldn't make a huge...

Sounds to me like the vented loop is leaking, allowing water to go out probably only until the pressure becomes great enough with higher rpm's. The loop should only let let air in when the engine and associated pressure is off, it should not allow water out while its under pressure. Replace the...

Whenever I start to feel a bit woozy, a Hostess Cupcake and a a cold beer (preferably a pale ale) ... ...works for me...

Thanks for the replies. I'll have to call Mastervolt on Monday and see what they have to say about it.

Thanks Bob. I have changed it back to the way it was with all the negative terminals connected together. I think you are probably right about the grounding issue with the AC connections. It had always worked before just fine. The reason I changed it was because I was told that just the negative...

Thanks Bob. My generator positive cable runs directly from its battery to the starter solenoid and the neg cable from the generator chassis to the neg bus through which everything else connects to the engine block. That's the way it's been and I thought it should be but was told otherwise...

Thanks Bob, that makes sense. Two other questions I'm trying to research: One is if the generator chassis is the ground for the generator power, including its start battery, doesn't the generator chassis need to somehow be connected to earth, like the engine block is to water through the...

Thanks for the replies as it gives me a direction to investigate. The thing that really has me baffled is that the unit was off when all this occurred. I guess being old school my perception is that when a switch is off, it's off. So in this case how does any current get to the unit to begin...

Thanks Ski. I measured the volts and they seemed pretty steady at 115. Not sure how to measure the Hz. But I'll check into that, thanks!

Hi all. So last night we are watching a movie on the TV. Nice evening, cool enough to not have the air conditioner on for a change. Just the trusty Onan generator running. So suddenly the air conditioner display starts blinking all sorts of lights and there are clicks coming from the control...

Timjet, here we are motoring into Cowpens anchorage. We decided to spend a couple days at what apparently used to be Founders Park and is now Plantations Yacht Harbor Marina on the southern edge of the Anchorage. Marker 88 is a restaurant that the folks here say is very good so we will be going...

Made it to the Keys!! Key Largo! Anchored just south of Gilberts. ...this mornings lesson...one should not turn on the saltwater wash down pump until one needs to use it, if the hose becomes disconnected from the the deck faucet, it will fill the boat with water very quickly and with the engine...

Well, not sure of the cause, but neglect may have played a role though it doesn't show in the pic's, it looked pretty rough. On lake Boca Raton the 4,5&6' depths looked to be part of the channel for boats to access their slips, and not really enough room to swing. One suggestion was to enter...

Strange way to start the morning.. watching another trawler anchored behind us sinking as we were headed to shore in the dinghy. I've seen many that have sunk, but not one actually sinking with two men aboard, who didn't look to be in much of a hurry as they stowed stuff on the flybridge and...

Steve, we did not notice a building with the Pan Am motif, but then again I'm not the most observant person in the world. And my first mate didn't appreciate the route I chose to walk back from the West Marine store either, but the area just a couple of blocks west of the Marina's really quite nice.

That's pretty serious looking! Tonight we are lounging on the bow with a dinner of wine and cheese, the Miami skyline is beautiful with lots of colored lights. I have a camera that could probably take a nice picture of it except I've forgotten how to use it, been working on the boat for so long...

Thanks. Got the heat exchanger online and am going to intercept it (hopefully) in Tavernier Wednesday, which apparently must be a beautiful place...but got a new vented loop, little plastic one they soaked me $40 for...went for a stroll down town, got turned around..took the long way home..in...

Well an update. At the end of day 4 we are moored at Dinner Key Marina in Coconut Grove. The trip so far has been really good for the most part, a bit stressful at moments. I'm thinking that a trip through Fort Lauderdale and Miami may not have been the best idea for an initial shake down...

As of the 15th we have given up our slip that was home for the last four years. We cast off the lines and are making our way south to Key West and beyond? ..just wanted to thank all the folks that have posted info on repairs, improvements and navigation in the past. It has been very helpful and...

Just finished mine. Couldn't find a shower pan to fit so I fabricated a new shower stall from plywood and fiberglass and gel coated to finish it. Here's a few photos of the work. Didn't turn out half bad for my first fiberglass/ Gelcoat job.

'Beauty'...like marrying a gorgeous woman...with issues...