Fresh water pick up 410 dancer

[nealtrombley]

Since we’ve owned the boat I’ve noticed I don’t get use of all 100 gallons of water in the bow tank
So I finally removed the pick up line and this is all I have

With a full tank of water ?
It’s kind of hard to see into the tank to see if the pick up of course fell off is there an easy fix here?

 

[Lazy Daze]

The dip tube is no longer attached. Are there still remanants of it in the fitting? Since you were getting some water (and it sounds like you were getting at least half of the usable amount?), it WAS attached... but came off completely upon removal. The problem could have been two fold - a crack in the dip tube allowing air to get in... and possibly a clogged pump filter screen. The latter you can check and clean. For the dip tube, get a new fitting and piece of CPVC pipe that you can glue into the fitting. Measure appropriately and cut the CPVC pipe and glue it in. Reattach everything and enjoy

 

[nealtrombley]

The dip tube is no longer attached. Are there still remanants of it in the fitting? Since you were getting some water (and it sounds like you were getting at least half of the usable amount?), it WAS attached... but came off completely upon removal. The problem could have been two fold - a crack in the dip tube allowing air to get in... and possibly a clogged pump filter screen. The latter you can check and clean. For the dip tube, get a new fitting and piece of CPVC pipe that you can glue into the fitting. Measure appropriately and cut the CPVC pipe and glue it in. Reattach everything and enjoy

Just got back from Ace
I’ll follow up

 

[Lazy Daze]

Sounds good. It's pretty simple, actually. But, just and FYI, don't cut the new dip tube to go right to the bottom of the tank. Give it about an inch of clearance.

 

[nealtrombley]

Sounds good. It's pretty simple, actually. But, just and FYI, don't cut the new dip tube to go right to the bottom of the tank. Give it about an inch of clearance.

Yep thanks I plan on cutting an edge into it as well or an angle

 

[Lazy Daze]

Besides having room for suction, though, the other reason is that if it's tight (or close) to the tank bottom, you risk the tube breaking over time when the tank flexes.

 

[nealtrombley]

Besides having room for suction, though, the other reason is that if it's tight (or close) to the tank bottom, you risk the tube breaking over time when the tank flexes.

 

[Lazy Daze]

That'll work. With the large angled cut, that will effectively raise the suction cut-off point to the top of the angle, but it's not like it's going to be a huge difference.

 

[nealtrombley]

Working great now
Thank you LD