[MaryBeth]

WALT,

THANK YOU for suggesting that this is something that all boat owners should be familiar with on their own boats. Nothing else, just THANK YOU.

The water system on your boat should not be a mystery. Be it a head or a fresh water system, all owners should be familiar with it BEFORE you get on the boat, if nothing else, so that you can instruct others as to the usage. If the salesman includes that as a selling point, ask him/her to please explain if you have no idea. Whether it''s a 25 foot Sea Ray or a 36 foot sailboat.

I''m maybe too tired of dealing with idiotic questions about water systems, what with everyone around here scrambling to get holding tanks for their waste, but thank you Walt for expressing the basic - it''s your boat, know the system!! Do not expect to go into a store and tell them the make of your boat and have the person in the store know everything about your boat''s plumbing.

Know your own boat!! Yes, Walt, you are an angel for expressing that!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!

MaryBeth