Jeff,
Richmond Marina Bay public ramp has a coin operated wash down area
where you might be able to get enough fresh water to clear your motor.
I usually just drive home (about an hour) and rinse the boat and
trailer in the driveway after putting the 2 horse Honda in a bucket
of fresh water and letting it idle with the gas off until the bowl
empties and the motor dies. With the 4 stroke Honda you don't want to
let the gas sit in there very long or you risk gumming up the jets. I
can't speak to other 4 stroke brands but suspect they will have
similar issues.
George Burmeyer
"Haiku" 1986 M15 #385
Santa Rosa
On Nov 29, 2007, at 11:30 AM, Jeff Royce wrote:
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
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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)
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