Rob Yes , it is a 2 person job ! My raw water strainer is readily accessible via the Starboard sail locker. It’s a big sail locker, and the strainer is easy to reach.
I normally do a bunch of winterizing stuff at the end of the season, like getting the sails off, winterizing the fresh water system, changing filters, changing oil, removing mast head instruments, cleaning out bilges, removing floor boards, etc. so I usually have someone (maybe 2 crew) available to assist. I would definitely not do most of this winterizing by my self any way. Don Wagner Der Baron C&C 41 West River MD From: robert via CnC-List Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 8:14 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: robert Subject: Re: Stus-List Winterizing -- Raw Water Intake 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 I From: David Knecht via CnC-List Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 1:56 PM To: CnC CnC discussion list Cc: David Knecht 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> 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 _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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