I have just spent my first night on my boat. I have just bought a Hunter 33 (1978) and in 2 weeks I plan to permanently live aboard. I have a couple questions for you guys please:
The Head:
After finishing your business.. I assume you flip the switch to the left (its a jabasco) and pump it to get some lake water in the bowl. Then I flip it right and pump it into the blackwater tank right? If i pump it bone dry.. why does the bowl eventually fill up over time.. after an hour or so.. will it stop filling it up eventually? no risk of it overflowing? how do you know how much more space you have in your blackwater tank? just manually inspect the tank every now and then?
Power:
The boat is plugged into a 30amp power from shore. Does power go into to the charger and constantly charge the battery. And is that DC power then get converted to AC for all the internal wallplugs in the boat? Does that mean I have to flip the "battery charger" to on the AC panel at all times. should i leave it there. Or does the AC from shore route directly to the wall sockets?
Sink:
When I turn on the faucet, and it pours down into the drain.. I believe it goes into a "grey water tank". How do i know if this is filling up. I have to figure out where that tank is located.. Or does that go out of the boat into the lake? is that allowed.. dunno how I feel about having that dirty water floating out around my boat?
Water tank:
The previous owner put antifreeze in the watertank?? What is the purpose of this..just for longterm storage? how many times do i have to flush and refill with fresh water before its drinkable again?
Battery:
When i first walked into the boat, i flipped on every light in the boat (boat is connected to shore..) after 35mins or so with no provocation, the "cabin" breaker flipped off.. I had to flip it back. Is this a short in the line or am i using too many lights.. how could that be.. its just a few dim bulbs... hmm
Sorry for asking very basic questions. Please be kind to me I am very new to this, and its all a big adventure to me at this point..
Robin
The Head:
After finishing your business.. I assume you flip the switch to the left (its a jabasco) and pump it to get some lake water in the bowl. Then I flip it right and pump it into the blackwater tank right? If i pump it bone dry.. why does the bowl eventually fill up over time.. after an hour or so.. will it stop filling it up eventually? no risk of it overflowing? how do you know how much more space you have in your blackwater tank? just manually inspect the tank every now and then?
Power:
The boat is plugged into a 30amp power from shore. Does power go into to the charger and constantly charge the battery. And is that DC power then get converted to AC for all the internal wallplugs in the boat? Does that mean I have to flip the "battery charger" to on the AC panel at all times. should i leave it there. Or does the AC from shore route directly to the wall sockets?
Sink:
When I turn on the faucet, and it pours down into the drain.. I believe it goes into a "grey water tank". How do i know if this is filling up. I have to figure out where that tank is located.. Or does that go out of the boat into the lake? is that allowed.. dunno how I feel about having that dirty water floating out around my boat?
Water tank:
The previous owner put antifreeze in the watertank?? What is the purpose of this..just for longterm storage? how many times do i have to flush and refill with fresh water before its drinkable again?
Battery:
When i first walked into the boat, i flipped on every light in the boat (boat is connected to shore..) after 35mins or so with no provocation, the "cabin" breaker flipped off.. I had to flip it back. Is this a short in the line or am i using too many lights.. how could that be.. its just a few dim bulbs... hmm
Sorry for asking very basic questions. Please be kind to me I am very new to this, and its all a big adventure to me at this point..
Robin