Thanks so much for your help. The collar assembly failed - I found a small plastic piece with a metal barb fall out when I removed the white plastic ring! I moved the connection to a lower unused valve put in the plastic ring and compressed and I'm back in business!
We were crossing the Florida Bay from the Everglades to Marathon when it broke and ran our tank dry so no harm done. It would have been worse if it happened when we were anchored in the Dry Tortugas.
BTW if you're in Pentwater this summer please use our mooring while there. Thanks again Pat
Hi Pat
Glad you are back in business. I was installing a water heater bypass for winterizing one time and had something similar. Except that it was caused by the O ring getting slightly askew. It leaked and wouldn't stay connected. When I straightened the o ring out all was well.
The do sell the manifolds here on the SBO site so if you need parts to effect a repair I'd bet you could get them here.
Hey we might just take you up on the mooring offer. It's a really generous offer. We plan to take a long cruise this summer as I mostly retired last August. I dropped to a very part time schedule and work 8 hours a week now. It's a wonderful arrangement and will give me a lot of time to go sailing. Planning on a 4 to 6 week trip.
We'd need to get info on where it is. Are you planning to be in Pentwater this summer?