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    Water Pump Cycling On/Off Quickly!

    Thanks alldodge, I will check that.
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    Water Pump Cycling On/Off Quickly!

    Little Jabsco PAR-MAX3 40 PSI pump with a Jabsco 30573 Accumulator tank (that I installed several years ago). Before installing the accumulator tank, pump would of course cycle on/off about every 2-3 seconds when running water. Once I added the accumulator tank, slowed the pump cycling to about...
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    Nylon vs Polyester Rope for Mooring a Houseboat to Shore

    I think I will prob go with nylon. Thank you all very much for your comments!!
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    Nylon vs Polyester Rope for Mooring a Houseboat to Shore

    Polypropylene will deteriorate in sunlight, I thought polyester (dacron) holds up as good as nylon - was I mistaken? Having said that... sounds like nylon gets more votes than polyester (or dacron) - at least so far!
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    Nylon vs Polyester Rope for Mooring a Houseboat to Shore

    12' x 50' catamaran style houseboat, time to replace my 125' long shore-mooring lines (we beach the boat & tie off to trees for the weekend). Ropes I have on the boat are prob close to 10 years old (I know - too long!!), but they have held up GREAT - just last season started showing a little...
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    Honda BF130 - Water in Fuel System

    None of the visible parts of the fuel system dip below the water when it's beached. The entire fuel line (with the bulb on it) from the tank to the snap-on connection on the engine is now secured out of the water. That was NOT the case before - that fuel line actually hung down in the well of...
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    Honda BF130 - Water in Fuel System

    I have a Honda BF 130 on the back of a 12x50 Catamaran Cruiser (a catamaran-style houseboat). It's a 2000 model, and has given me great service for the last 16 years. Recently however, it left me stranded (not fun being towed in a 12x50 houseboat - but thank goodness for Sea Tow!). The...
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