I just replaced mine about 5 months ago. I luckily ran into an NOS one for half price at the marina swap meet about 2 years ago. I finally put it in this year when we re-did my fuel system.
Mine had not actually failed, it was just a bit leaky, weeping some when underway. I figured it couldn't hurt to replace it since I could get one for 50% off. I'm glad I did! BTW, I never leave the boat without closing all seacocks.. One failed hose (Or strainer..) and it's bye bye baby. I read in the Boat US mag that along with electrical fires it's the most frequent culprit for total boat losses. -Francois Rivard 1990 34+ "Take Five" Lake Lanier, GA On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 9:24 AM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Yesterday as we were sailing back to the dock one of my crew yelled > 'there's a lot of water down here'. I opened the companionway steps and > saw water coming out of the top of the sea strainer as the water was > reaching the top of it. > > I closed the seacock and we manned the manual pump. Once the water was > below the floorboards we let the electric do its job. > > One of the arms that held the lid in place broke at the lower end. > Luckily we were aboard and found the leak. There was not excessive > corrosion on the strainer, so I don't think the weakness could have been > detected. Time to re-think leaving seacocks open when I'm off the boat! > > -- > Joel > 301 541 8551 <(301)%20541-8551> >
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