Fred/Tom... Thanks for the info... i am now up to speed... Jeff
Fred Live <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Re: pump out Under the motor head next to the oil drain plug there is another plug. As I remember it is 9mm but I don't know for sure. You can order a flush out fitting that will screw into the afore mentioned plug from Nissan or Swensens in Alemeda. Attach a hose fitting to that Nissan fitting and then attach a fresh water hose to that. You can now run your motor without a bucket and flush out the motor with fresh water. I do this to my Nissan after every use at the slip. My boat (Waka iti, Pearson Renegade) is berthed at Berkeley Marina and there is a fresh water bib and hose next to the launching ramp. I hope this helps. Fair winds, Fred Waka iti San Francisco Bay. Montgomery 12 and 7/11 -------------------------------------------------- From: "Jeff Royce" Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 11:05 AM To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" Subject: M_Boats: Salt Water and Outboards > > > Okay, here's a question from a novice salt water sailer. I live near the > SF Bay. We are going to try and sail there this weekend if the weather > holds. I went once out of Richmond and didn't pump out the motor until i > got home (a two hour drive). Is that acceptable? Is there usually a place > at marinas to pump the salt water out your motor? I can bring a 5 gallon > bucket to fill with fresh water... is that SOP? My 4-stroke Nissan > (remember, the one with the gummed up carb?) does not take those muffs > that my old outboard did. The only thing i can tell is that you need to > put a bucket of water up into the prop area and run the motor til the > fresh water extracts the salt. Educate me! > > Jeff > M-17 #336 (not named yet but am not above pilfering some of the cool > names i have seen on this mailing list) > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
