I have to agree with that. On a summer race series down the lake the engine overheated (thank my lucky stars for my AquaAlarm) I immediately shut the engine down, didn't see too much in my large Groco Strainer and just did the day's race.
Later tried the engine, hardly any water coming out. Looked a little further inside, and saw large stringy weeds on the intake into the strainer. I pulled until there were no more, and life was good after that. I would hate to have to jump over and clean a strainer on the outside of the hull. Bill Coleman C&C 39 animated_favicon1 From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Knowles Rich Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 4:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List Engine Thru-Hull Strainer If you have a raw water strainer fairly close to the intake fitting, I can't see any reason to put an external unit on. You can service the internal strainer easier than an external one, and can always blow out the intake if needed. Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax On 2013-08-14, at 11:10, Andrew Burton <[email protected]> wrote: Don't do it. see this on the Compass marine site: http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/external_strainers On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 11:06 AM, kelly petew <[email protected]> wrote: Here on the Chesapeake, sea nettles abound for most of the summer, and they are a constant threat to my engine water intake. This is particularly true when I am getting ready to leave the dock. On my 30MKII, the engine intake is completely "naked", i.e., no protection against drawing in a sea nettle, or any kind of debris. There's simply a small orifice directly into the marelon seacock. It's not unusual to find debris in the onboard strainer. I am considering installing a bronze strainer to mitigate the risk. I would appreciate any feedback on what, if anything, others have done to address this problem. Thanks, Pete W. C&C30MKII Siren Song _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
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