Check your owner's manual. Some outboards are not to be run when flushing
with the hose attached to the flush fitting.
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From: "Fred Live" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
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Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: M_Boats: Salt Water and Outboards
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
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From: "Jeff Royce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 11:05 AM
To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
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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)
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