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We checked the hose bards attached to each tank and found no anti-siphon valve. The motor runs great. Therefore, the problem with fuel starvation was due to the pick-up in the tank contacting the bottom of the tank. Tim & Dave Kinghorn

When we pulled the fuel pick-ups from the tanks, there was no sign of deterioration. Ours was put in service in the spring of 07. But I replaced them with the exact type anyway which I got from the Fisheries in Seattle. They appear to be some type of nylon or a very hard plastic. If you...

On visiting the thread in this forum "Tom Cat Fuel Tank Problem", we learned that there is an ASV inside the hose barb that connects into the elbow on the fuel tank of our 23' Venture. It looks just like an ordinary hose barb! Therefore, in working on the pick-up tube, the valve could have...

We did not realize that the hose barb that connects to the elbow on the tank has a built-in anti-siphon valve. It looks just like an ordinary fitting! On our Venture, we will revisit this connection as we thought the main problem with fuel starvation was the pick-up in the tank. We simply...

Check out the Propeller Forum! You can easily spend your weekend reading all the posts. Excellent references for your question. Happy Father's Day! Tim & Dave

Hi John, I'm confused. You have 250' of #10 already in to the dock, and you want to run another 167' from a main panel to a switched junction box. If so, you have a total run of 417' from the main to the dock panel with a 30A load. This is a series circuit and the total voltage drop is in the...

Hi Cassey, Great work describing the water tank leak. We just had the cover off over the tank, and everything looked okay. But, I see we need to revisit the tank, fill it and see if we have the same leak. However, if it did leak, it would run down on top of the cabin sole in our boat which...

Hi Dr. Bob, We were unaware of the previous discussion related to aluminum tanks and corrosion. However, Nigel Calder does give an excellent summary of the issues for those who are interested, particularly the issue of foamed in tanks. But, we were more interested in directing the attention...

Nigel Calder in the "Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual" (2005, p. 520) cautions that aluminum tanks are prone to failure (leaks) due to corrosion. He quotes a Coast Guard Boating Safety Circular (#79, Apr. 97): "Aluminum tanks failed in many different types of boats...were reported...

My Garmin manual states, "Mount the GPS antenna at least 3 ft. away from the path of any radar beam or a VHF antenna. For radar beam avoidance, they recommend preferably 3 ft. above the the path of the beam; or less acceptable, 3 ft. below the path of the beam. This is a minimum distance...

In the chapter on "Understanding and Troubleshooting Electrical Circuits" (p.123), Nigel Calder gives a good basic lesson on trouble shooting with a volt/ohm meter. Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual, 3rd ed., 2005. An excellent resource for the boatowner. It requires a little...

I believe Forest has summarized the thread quite well. If you read this thread from the beginning, just about everything is covered. Particularly see Ross' photos under Pacific Wanderer. For those adverse to cutting out an inspection port, you could drill a one inch hole through the forward...

Hi Chimo, We had considerable water under both the aft deck and under the cabin sole and never heard a thing. An easy way to check for water under the aft deck would be to remove one of the aft lag bolts holding down the fuel tanks. The one closest to the stern is more likely to just be...

Hi Doug It did occur to me that your boat has the water tank under the port dinette seat. On ours, it is in the bow. Others have found that the water line to the sink from the water tank passes under either the cabin sole or out through the bulkhead, under the aft deck, and then back through...

Hi Doug, Welcome to the club and the question du jour: Where did the water come from? As with most issues, there appear to be multiple causes. 1. The forward chain locker. leaks in and under the cabin sole 2. Around the lag bolts holding down the fuel tanks. These penetrate the decking...

Hi Casey, Welcome to the "Eureka, I've Found Water" club. On our 23' Venture, the bulkhead extends to the hull bottom and considering the volume of water that was under the cabin sole, this seam appears to be relatively tight. On the cockpit side, the injected foam made somewhat of a seal...

On our Venture 23', automotive wire was used instead of marine wire. Additionally, it was of inadequate size for the various helm loads at #10. If you assume usage at the helm to be (less a radar) around 15-20 amps, a better size would be at minimum a wire size of #8. This assumes usage of...

Hi Bob, Sorry to be late on the reply. I just checked in on this forum today. But notice, I got the reply on the right site! As you saw, I used a 120A circuit breaker on the distribution module to protect the cable run for the two motors (Main and Kicker). As this was the biggest current...

Hi Brent, Thanks for the reference. It certainly ensures that you want to properly prepare any opening into a cored material whether the hull, topsides or other structures. Tim and Dave Kinghorn

Hi Brent, A line from each tank goes to each side of the Rancor Filter. A single output line goes to a tee which feeds two 3-way fuel switches. The kicker fuel switch has 3 stops: 1. OFF 2. ON to kicker 3. On to a fuel pressure gauge. The main engine fuel switch has 3 stops: 1. OFF 2...