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Old 05-30-2017, 02:14 AM   #1
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Headed to Boston harbah today, fingers crossed, I'll read this later...
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Old 06-02-2017, 11:09 AM   #2
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Seems the previous owner buried an inline fuse and hid it pretty well.
Fuse was popped, leading to no power to float switch.
Replaced fuse, problem solved.

After replacing the handle and opening the seacock valve, water is finding its' way back into the live-well. I know I could have used a set of vice-grips to turn the valve, but I like things working as they should.

Raw water hose was a good one....after spending much time troubleshooting, come to find out....the cover on the raw-water inline-filter was warped. When I would turn the pump on, I could hear it spinning but no water ever showed up....finally got some light into the transom cavity to witness that as the pump was working, I could see bubbles being created within the filter. Due to it being warped, the pump was siphoning equal air from the filter so not enough pressure existed to pull the water through...Replaced filter assembly, all is good.


Always good to share stories like this so others can learn or use to troubleshoot their own issues.

Good Luck y'all...be heading out of Sandwich bright an' early tomorrow...hoping my repairs are solid.

Here's a picture of the warped raw-water inline-filter cover.
No idea how that could happen from one season to the next???
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Last edited by bloocrab; 06-02-2017 at 11:15 AM.. Reason: guess it didn't like the original word I used for siphoning...

...it finally happened, there are no more secret spots
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