Just got a new 44.

AM321 said:
Yeah I was serious. I have no idea if a Sundancer is a DA. That is why I asked. I guess on here you can't ask questions.. geez.

The charcoal filter (for the water) I was asking as it is an option and I wanted to know where it is as I can't seem to find it anywhere.
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Sure you can ask questions here, but don’t expect much of an answer unless you are a little more specific with the question. First things first, update your signature in your profile with your boat information, year, type, size, engines, drives…. This will help when you ask the question and direct people who are willing to make suggestions or answers some idea of what you are dealing with.

If you went out and bought a “new 44”, you must have some idea of what you bought…. I hope. If not better get cracking on the owner’s manual!
 
AM321, not to start a water debate but if you got that option thinking you could then drink the boat water with no risk I'd think twice ... my 48 Sundancer came with a nice charcoal filter, I didn't mind using the boat water for showers but would never drink it (recently I added a RO system with three filters, RO membrane and UV light - that water we drink without fear of bacteria/virus/etc.). The charcoal filter, assuming you have one, is nice from a smell/etc. standpoint but doesn't have the capability to filter out the really bad stuff. That said, I know there are folks here who do drink the boat water as-is, to each his own.

Regards,
Jason
 
AM321 said:
Yeah I was serious. I have no idea if a Sundancer is a DA. That is why I asked. I guess on here you can't ask questions.. geez.

The charcoal filter (for the water) I was asking as it is an option and I wanted to know where it is as I can't seem to find it anywhere.
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Welcome and just take it easy. Keep asking and someone will help, plus keep reading, you have a lot to absorb

Take the advice from hack4alivin and add this information to you signature.

Hell I ask all kinds of questions and if someone thinks they are crazy or stupid...that's not my problem but theirs, just reinforces and shows their ignorance to others.
 
Yep.. Hey Audiobiz, small world.. Move into a 44 (or 40), you will love it.

Thanks for the info guys...

About the water. I am hooked up at a gov't facility so the water is "drinkable". When the water comes into the boat via the locker, does that go straight to the taps or does that push water into the tank and then the water in the tank goes to the faucets? (Hope this makes sense).

:)
 
AM321 said:
Yep.. Hey Audiobiz, small world.. Move into a 44 (or 40), you will love it.

Thanks for the info guys...

About the water. I am hooked up at a gov't facility so the water is "drinkable". When the water comes into the boat via the locker, does that go straight to the taps or does that push water into the tank and then the water in the tank goes to the faucets? (Hope this makes sense).

:)
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Bear in mind we are not talking apples to apples because my boat is a 320 Dancer, but I can’t see them being different.

The dock side water supply line goes to the water manifold, which supplies all your water system including the hot water tank. It will not go through the fresh water supply tank. That is why you do not need to run the water pump when you are supplying dock side water. You should have a diagram of your water distribution systems in your manual, this would confirm it.

I have seen many people place an inline water filter cartridge between their outside hose connection and the hose supplying this connection in the locker.


Hope this answers your question.
 
I apologize for joking around in your thread AMI... I (we) thought you were somebody else...

Michael
 
HI everyone,

i am too a little confused with the fresh water hook up in the transom.

-First, why all these warnings not the leave the water on when the boat is unattended.

-secondly, my boat water tank was 3/4 full before my wife took a shower, fresh water was connected, after she s done, water tank showed empty, but still plenty water i guess coming from the dock.

What's happening?...could i be wrong?

Thanks for your help, sorry to jump in this forum
 
You never want to leave city water "on" when the boat is unattended. Reason? A burst hose or clamp will sink your boat before you can say "holy sh**!

Level in your tank is independent of city water, as the city water connection is after the tank and pump.
 
pog mo thon said:
HI everyone,

i am too a little confused with the fresh water hook up in the transom.

-First, why all these warnings not the leave the water on when the boat is unattended.

-secondly, my boat water tank was 3/4 full before my wife took a shower, fresh water was connected, after she s done, water tank showed empty, but still plenty water i guess coming from the dock.

What's happening?...could i be wrong?

Thanks for your help, sorry to jump in this forum
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Question 1: If a hose breaks in your system anywhere while you are attached to the hook up, you are going to have a lot of water coming in your boat until someone notices you are really riding low in the water. Turn it off when you are not on the boat.


Question 2: Don't know why that is happening. Do you turn the DC breaker switch for your water pump off when you are using the shore line supply? You do not need the pump as the dock supply water pressure is enough.
 
i do understand the consequences leaving the water hook up for an extended time i meant for an overnight week end. Could it damage something?

Question 2: Don't know why that is happening. Do you turn the DC breaker switch for your water pump off when you are using the shore line supply? You do not need the pump as the dock supply water pressure is enough
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I'll try that next time thank you.
 
When I hook to dockside water I always use a water pressure regulator.... Some of the dockside pressures could blow your whole system apart. It is cheap insurance....

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The Bill Collector said:
When I hook to dockside water I always use a water pressure regulator.... Some of the dockside pressures could blow your whole system apart. It is cheap insurance....
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Very good point... I don't know where the High Service Tower is for our area, but the pressure we have is extreme. Just using the hose to wash the boat is like having a pressure washer.
 
AM321

QSC 500 engines?

Fresh or salt water use?

The fidelity of the informmation you post about your boat, and the granularity of your questions, will determine the quality of the response you get.

I have 500 helm hours in my 420DA and I know the boat well--and yours is nearly identical, albeit 5 years newer with more options and newer versions of the 8.3L Cummins inline six block.

There are idiots on this board, like everywhere else--but there is also much knoweldge and experience to be shared.

regards
 
It is a pair of 5.9 Cummins Diesels w/Zeus. I love the boat.. Yes I was leaving the water connected (turned down to a 1/4) when I was off the boat.. I will turn it off from now on.

Thanks guys.
 
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The dockside water inlet that Sea Ray uses has a regulator built into it, so you don't really need an additional one on your hose. The actual regulator is located behind the bulkhead where the inlet itself is mounted.

But the important point is that you should never leave a boat unattended with the dockside water connected.
 
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