Joel,

Wow!  Interesting.

Was it a Perko strainer?

Dennis C.

On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 9:24 AM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

> Yesterday as we were sailing back to the dock one of my crew yelled
> 'there's a lot of water down here'.  I opened the companionway steps and
> saw water coming out of the top of the sea strainer as the water was
> reaching the top of it.
>
> I closed the seacock and we manned the manual pump.  Once the water was
> below the floorboards we let the electric do its job.
>
> One of the arms that held the lid in place broke at the lower end.
> Luckily we were aboard and found the leak.  There was not excessive
> corrosion on the strainer, so I don't think the weakness could have been
> detected.  Time to re-think leaving seacocks open when I'm off the boat!
>
> --
> Joel
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