Update on tipping and the marina staff. Last wknd Mrs fancee yachet owner and I were down staying on the boat. Just my luck, while we were there, I got the '3/4' full warning on the poop tank. Sigh, but - don't cry for me Argentina, the fuel and pump dock was open.
However, trying to start the port eng, it would crank and almost catch but there was a bit of air in the injector pump, because I didn't crank it for more than a month, lesson learned. I had zero tools with me, and no way to spritz it to get it going faster. Walking up the dock I saw one of the marina techs and waved him down. told him I had a balky engine and wanted to get over to the fuel dock. He said to wait there a sec, and drove his golf cart to the shop. Back in a second with the spray can of carb cleaner. We took the cart down the pier to the boat, he hopped in the eng bay, and I cranked it while he gave it a few spritz of carb cleaner. It popped right up and ran perfect. Here's $20, for a little spritz and 10 min work. But, it got me going to the poopy dock.
We tied up, and the guy started to hook up the pump out line, and, not known to me, he had a look at the tank vent. Sure enough, it had some clog with I guess a bit of mud dauber goo. He got a hanger wire, and cleared it out, then sprayed a bit of water in there to clear it up. I knew I was in the hands of a pump poop pro, and let him do his thing. He pumped out, then sent some water back down the pump out pipe, and pumped it again, then sent more water down, and pumped it twice more until it came out clean. There's a clear plastic hose bit on the nozzle so we can see what's going through the pipe. He buttoned me up, offered some bio-cide for the tank, I told him I had a full pack, gave the man a $50 and off we went for a little harbor float with nice fresh clean poop tank.
I was HAPPY TO TIP, for outstanding service all around. However, the office staff are still mostly useless.
