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Old 09-08-2014, 02:45 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by hmason View Post
We use the tanks. I can't trust myself to remember to turn off the dockside connection every time I leave the boat or go to sleep for the night or take an afternoon snooze. A broken hose or loose hose clamp can sink your boat pretty quick with dockside water. Ain't worth the risk IMHO.
Me too. The part about forgetting to either turn it on or off.

and then, some genius on TF mentioned a inline volume gauge. Now, when hooked up to marina water, I set it to 300 gallons.

Works great. cost about $40.

Gives me peace of mind.
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