I like that! It seems like a good price too. I was looking for installation instructions and would be interested to hear how it goes for you.
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Thu, Aug 15, 2019, 2:54 PM J.R. Farrar via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Sucked up a snake of seaweed into the seacock and hose once. Had to remove > the line between the seacock and strainer to get everything out as it was > snaked in there pretty good. Once I got the hose off and seacock cleaned I > just closed it. Hooked everything back up and opened it again. BTW just > found this little gem of an item. > http://www.borelmfg.com/store/details.asp?cscpid=693 and recently > installed it. Thoughts are is I will get an advanced alarm to this and > other situations before the engine gets to overheat too much. > > J.R. Farrar > 1985 C&C 33-2 > Erie, PA > > > On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 4:16 AM Paul Baker via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> I removed the intake hose from the strainer, ensured it was above the >> waterline and then attached the foot pump from my dinghy. Blows anything >> out, and the bubbling confirms no blockage. >> Cheers, >> Paul >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> on behalf of David >> Knecht via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> *Sent:* August 9, 2019 4:44:18 AM >> *To:* CnC CnC discussion list <CnC-List@cnc-list.com> >> *Cc:* David Knecht <davidakne...@gmail.com> >> *Subject:* Stus-List plugged engine water intake >> >> Last week on a cruise, we ran the motor while at anchor to warm the water >> tank for showers. When we started the engine the next morning, I noticed >> the sound of water from the exhaust seemed off and sure enough, a few >> minutes later the engine began to overheat. We re-anchored and I went >> below to check the strainer basket which had a bit of grass in it, but not >> enough to plug it up. My wife (bless her heart) dove in and saw a big >> clump of seaweek attached to the hull where the intake should be. She >> managed to clear it and we got under way with no more trouble. One lesson >> is to be careful of running the engine when the boat is at rest as I am >> sure you are much more likely to suck stuff into the intake as opposed to >> when the boat is moving at 6 knots (that has never happened to me). But >> the experience got me thinking about how to resolve the problem of a >> plugged intake without swimming. Is it possible to take the basket out of >> the water intake strainer and run something flexible and stiff down the >> tube and clear the intake without diving? I am thinking of stiff wire or >> something like the fiberglass snake I use for running wires through small >> spaces. Anyone done this successfully? Dave >> >> S/V Aries >> 1990 C&C 34+ >> New London, CT >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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