Re: 1989 Sunrunner Ultra 302 hose connector?
Hello irasng, about your:
1989 Sunrunner Ultra 302 hose connector?
It's been a long time since, May 26th, 2010 09:38 PM
First & most important about:
["....the only thing I can think of is it is supposed to be attached to the holding tank in and you would add water if the waste got sludgy? Also I have tried to pump water through but it seems clogged....any help is most appreciated!!"]
Do NOT connect the fresh water to the holding tank ! That is called a cross connection, it would require a back flow preventer and could make you very sick. On my 1989 Sunrunner Ultra 302 I use the sea ****, which the top of the holding tank is below the water line, so salt water flows into to holding tank, and helps control odors & germs.
Second point, about :
["Also I have tried to pump water through but it seems clogged....any help is most appreciated!!"]
My 1989 Sunrunner Ultra 302 does not have any hose connection to the holding tank, I run the sea water through the plug in the top which is also a gauge for the tank level. I don't know what you could be connecting to.
Third thing about:
["Here's one....there's a garden hose connector on the rear starboard side of the boat near the gas and waste receptacles...it connects to a hose on the inside (engine compartment) that looks like it should connect to the holding tank....currently it is not connected to anything. My question is what is it's purpose?"]
On my 1989 Sunrunner Ultra it has only one factory hose connector and that is on the port side, on deck, above the engine compartment. Someone must have added yours that is in question. I also have a hose connection that someone added below deck in the engine compartment. My boat had an A/C unit added and installed under the cabin table. The hose connection back flows part of the cooling water for the A/C unit. Why they ran it all the way back to the engine compartment is beyond what I can understand. I'm going to remove it when I get a chance, as far as i know the engine compartment is required to be completely separate from the cabin because of CO2, gasoline vapors, etc. I hope the same clown didn't do the same type of thing to you.
Lastly about:
["I have recently purchased a beautiful Sunrunner Ultra 302. I'm a newbie to this kind of boat for sure and have so many questions that the manual doesn't cover."]
Your not a newbie any more, how is the boat working out for you? Also I have never seen the manual, is there a way I could get a copy? No one knows it all !