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
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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
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