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I appreciate the response...but Kings and Spanish are VERY different in size. Most tournament-winning Kingfish around Florida are over 35#. Shouldn't you be shark fishing down there?

It's a 2004 283 Release, manual Jabsco head, Groco macerator & tank level indicator. I don't think the first owner ever used the head -- period. I've owned the boat a few months, and discovered all this great stuff after filling the holding tank for the first time.

Rumor has it that the fall kingfish run is stongest around the month of November around Tampa & Anna Maria Island. Any tips/tricks/location suggestions would be much appreciated. I've only chased kingfish on the east coast of FL in the past, and could use the coaching.

The end of the saga.....answers for anyone with similar issues..... Inoperable macerator: The cause was a failed circuit board on the Groco Tank Level Monitor that has the switch on it that sends current to the macerator. The macerator itself was ok. A replacement Tank Level Monitor cost...

Results of Thursday's attempted fix: We were able to confirm that there was no blockage between the tank and the deck filler. A failed macerator pump and broken downtube into the holding tank are now what we think are the cause. Unfortunatley that means I need to remove the batteries, and pop...

Down here in the South, the same issue is caused by tannins in the rivers. The stains come off with any spray liquid hull cleaner (usually), or a boat polish with just a little bit of grit in it.

FYI...for anyone else out there suffering from similar issues... The guys at G-W were kind enough to confirm that "it's ok" to use Draino to try to clear the clog. It supposedly won't damage the operation of any other part of the system. I intend to try it before the service appt. on Thursday.

I've owned the boat about 3 months, and have always been anal (pun fully intended) about insuring the holding tank had the correct chemicals in it. I can't vouch for the habits of the first owner, other than saying he was an "experienced boat owner", whatever that may mean. I'm having a tech...

This issue is solely related to the fore/aft center of gravity in the floating, loaded hull, in other words, it's a design issue you'll need to work around. The best ideas on this thread are all related to "temporarily" weighing down the bow while the boat is at rest. Using the correct types...

I have been fishing with Pablo, and have seen his freezer plates in action. They work great. The only negative is figuring out who gets to scape the frozen blood and guts out of the well once you return to the dock. For the lazier fishermen out there, a good soft catch bag and a bunch of ice...

Regardless of the density of the specimens, and amount of fiber in the user's diet, after this extravaganza, trust that I will institute a "no dropping off the kids" rule aboard -- except in absolutely dire emergencies. The pump out issues and failed macerator pump are unrelated issues. I am...

My dealer said that when using dockside pump-out, the vacuum pressure is applied to the bottom of the holding tank, therefore the open or closed position of either the raw water intake seacock or the macerator discharge seacock should have no effect on my ability to pump out. So...past...

Clogged discharge hose The head overflow vent is operable. The macerator is not, unfortunately...which is what forced me to try dockside pump-out...which is how I discovered the blockage in the hose between the holding tank and the gunnel fitting. I do not know what is in the hose as the clog...

I suspect that I have an obstruction in the hose that connects the pump out fitting (in the gunnel) to the holding tank. What's the best way to remove the blockage? Is there a fluid solvent (like Draino for land-based systems) that works that won't ruin the operation of the holding tank itself...