Florida Boat Guy Episode 2: Removing Seized Fuel Pickup Tube, Anti-siphon valve & Sharks at beach! 

Thank you Jack! How are you liking the Cutwater? Solar is a great addition, I would definitely consider that if we were away from shore power more often. I have an inverter ready to install but have yet to figure out a space for it yet! Thank you as always for the kind comments. Hoping to get to the keys next week. Showing 3-4ft seas so should be interesting.

@@floridaboatguy Chris, my suggestion: Hold on the inverter until you have a house bank that supports it. After purchase I unplugged the BYC (big yellow cord), heated up a cup of coffee on the tiny mic....and 100 amps of DC showed up on the battery monitor! As for the Cutwater: quality glass & wiring, the hull (250 Yamaha) is quick but only above 4500 rpm, it's a swiss army knife of clever touches, and a bigger (meaning heavier) boat than I expected. I'll share some more when I know some more. Good luck on the weather window.

🤣I don’t know about that, but at least the boat still runs!

Each battery is a completely separate system except when the ACR is active. So, you need a disconnect on each battery. An example of a useful scenario is this week I’m taking the boat in for a bottom job. The boatyard wants power to the motor so they can raise and lower the motor to work on it as needed, so I can leave the engine battery on and turn off the house bank and not worry about any of the accessories in the boat running while it is in the yard and, also do not have to worry about anyone getting into the boat to access the battery switch.

Hey Mike, lesson learned for sure. I’ve actually removed quite a few of them from my customers and been able to get them off there with a little PB blaster and not have to replace the pick up tube every time. But definitely good advice to just plan on replacing the entire thing next time around. Corrosion always an issue! Thank you for watching

Hi, no you do not need it. Typically the only time I really recommend it is if you have a tank higher on the deck such as mounted on the center console where you have a higher risk of siphoning fuel. I see a lot of mechanics remove the valve from built in tanks since they tend to cause issues over time

@@floridaboatguy thank you I believe that was my problem left me stranded couple of times till now , now I know

Nope! It's not required, but I recommend having a shutoff valve or something in-line in case you ever get a fuel leak somewhere. I've read some horror stories online and it's better to be safe than sorry.

@@misterdallasdrives Agree! I actually added a valve at the pickup tube after making this video just to have if ever needed