Don:
I have witnessed your 'in water' engine winterizing process under taken
'on the hard'......on the hard, as I observed, it is a two person
job.....one down below doing the pouring and one in the cockpit on the
engine.
Is it a two person task when you do it? If one person, how do you
manage that?
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2015-09-28 6:19 PM, Don Wagner via CnC-List wrote:
I’ve used David’s technique if I’m on the hard. It works great.
If I’m still in the water, I run the engine normally to get it warm.
then: Shut engine off.
Close inlet seacock.
Remove lid from inlet water filter (Groco).
Restart engine while pouring antifreeze in the filter.
Use a funnel if necessary.
When pink antifreeze appears at the exhaust,
Shut off engine and replace filter lid.
This system has worked well for me for > 40 years
with my C&C 30 mk1 and my C&C 41.
Remember to open the seacock in the Spring.
Winterizing the water tanks is another story.
Don Wagner
C&C 41 CB
Der Baron
West River MD
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*From:* David Knecht via CnC-List <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
*Sent:* Monday, September 28, 2015 1:56 PM
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*Cc:* David Knecht <mailto:davidakne...@gmail.com>
*Subject:* Re: Stus-List Winterizing -- Raw Water Intake
My solution is simpler. I found a tubing size at the hardware store
that fit snugly into the outside opening of the raw water intake. I
got about 15’ piece, fill it with antifreeze and plug one end into the
intake and the other into a bucket of antifreeze on deck. I then
start the engine and wait for the antifreeze to be sucked through and
come out the exit port on the transom. It takes surprisingly long,
before the suction starts. I am presuming that means the thermostat
controls the raw water flow through the heat exchanger, not the closed
loop antifreeze flow? Dave
Aries
1990 C&C 34+
New London, CT
On Sep 28, 2015, at 11:33 AM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:
Listers,
I’m thinking of adding an extra hose and a Y-Valve for the raw water
intake to make winterizing and commissioning the engine easier — as
things stand now, I need to close the through-hull, unfasten the hose
clamps and pull on the hose in a tight little area.
Has anyone done this? Any disadvantages? What type of valve did you use?
All the best,
Edd
Edd M. Schillay
Starship Enterprise
C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
City Island, NY
Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/>
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