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  1. rbigsby

    NEW owner of a 42' Nova Sundeck, (1989)

    Where do you plan to moor in SF Bay? We brought a v similar boat, Ponderosa 42, down from Isleton in 2019. We’re in Emeryville Marina. I invite you to join us in this fine location. We can swap ideas and share in solutions.
  2. rbigsby

    Favorite iOS Nav app

    Half way thru the Great Loop (2015/16) we were introduced to the Navionics app for iPad. Before that we were relying on our Garmin chart plotter; the plotter often had our position as being 50 yds on land while the Navionics/iPad was dead on. We ended up using the Garmin just for the Active...
  3. rbigsby

    Do you boat with a parrot

    We have the perfect bird onboard. She is showy but quiet.
  4. rbigsby

    Ponderosa fuel filling ports

    Thanks all. “Digging into the boat” is easier said than done. I’d rather not tear apart the structure surrounding the tank(s). Special thanks to the friend of PORMAN. It would appear that both tanks on one side are connected via 3/8 inch line that runs along the bottom and it probably just...
  5. rbigsby

    Ponderosa fuel filling ports

    No fumes, no fuel to other tanks. Measuring the fuel tank dimensions indicates it is about 200 gallons. The sight tube read 1/2 full at the outset; adding 40 gallons to lower port didn’t move the level; adding 60 gallons to upper port filled the tank!
  6. rbigsby

    Ponderosa fuel filling ports

    I recently purchased a 1986 Ponderosa 42 Sundeck and am confused by the 4 fuel ports on the deck: two on each side, one on the main deck at midship and the other on the step to the aft deck. When I added fuel through the lower port there was no apparent change in the fuel level in the sight...
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