Another 35 MKII owner on the list...only 147 of that design ever built, they are senior citizens by some standards but many are still active and bringing lots of sailing pleasure to their owners,
There's no reason to change a good practice, 21 years is way long enough to prove it's a good one Dwight Veinot Alianna C&C 35 MKII Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Ken Rodmell <[email protected]> wrote: > On my 35 Mk II, I’ve been using the same system for 21 years. It can get > very cold up here in Toronto and I’ve had no problems. > > I hang a bucket containing about a gallon of the antifreeze mix from the > stern rail directly below the exhaust pipe,. A hose is led from the bucket > through the cockpit to the water intake on the Perkins 4-108 engine. It is > connected by a plastic elbow. > > I run the engine until it reaches operating temperature which takes a few > minutes. I use a tester 2 or three times to check the water/anti freeze mix > as there is always some water left in the system and I might have to add > more anti freeze to bring it up to specs. > > If my winter cover is already on, I open it up while the engine is running > and make sure I have lots of ventilation as some exhaust gasses may reach > the cockpit. > > I shut off the engine, Take the hose off, then remove the impeller and > store it in vegetable oil. > > In the spring, I put about a tablespoonful of fresh diesel oil into the > air intake and turn the engine over 3 or 4 times without starting it. Can > anyone on the list who has more engineering knowledge tell me why this > might not be a good idea? > > Thanks in advance for your comments. > > Ken Rodmell > Ward’s Island, Toronto > Toronto > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > >
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