On a trip home from the Sasafress River where large boat wakes kept the boat rocking, what ever sludge was in the tank worked it's way into the filter and starved the engine. I limped home with limited RPMs. I returned a few days later to clean/replace the filters. Yes, the small screen in the fuel pump was pretty clogged up . The question is, as I was trying to gain access to the end of the fuel line in the fuel tank ,I was surprised when as I uscrewed the "L " fiting at the top of the tank, no hose with the suspected screen at the end was attached. After reading many posts on this site and others I had visulaized it being one connected unit. So... How do you get access to the fuel intake line? I 've been told that it's best to remove the screen at the end ( good advice?) Anyway ... whatever help can be given is apreciated. Oh yes , engine is back running as good as usual but I suspect I have a problem looming in the tank. Dave Sandowich "Charis" 85 Catalina