Hey Mike, you want I should drive the truck so's you can wrench on it while we're on the road?

LOL Crazyhorse!!! Why don't you loan me the dually for the week so I can save some $$ on fuel towing it down there!!!

I'm on it! But if only it was as simple as adding a pickup! You need the shutoff valve (no vacuum break so a blown hose will sink the boat), a npt to barb adapter, and a block off plate for the old fitting. Plus it's alot of work in a tight oilly bilge away from home. Oh, how fun!

Got my engine and trany back in, but not dressed out, before having to take it to the upholstry shop, where it is now. The only hope of the new cockpit being ready for Memorial day was to hold off the mechanical repairs. I hope to pick up the boat thursday, dress and aline the engine, AND replace the *^$#( bellow that caused the whole pull-the-engine problem. Nervous about dragging it to LOTO without first starting it, but it ran great last fall. See ya there.

I nevr thought about the valve. I have a hull mounted pick up, but never looked that closely at the plumbing. Not even sure it has a valve. Water still flows through my drive from the water pressure. I dump it out side next to the bilge pump dump.