Pete:
I have a plastic strainer glued with 4200 to the hull on the 'raw water
intake'......every few years I just peel it off and replace it with a
new one.....they cost virtually nothing....never had a problem with them
fouling to cause any engine failure or overheating.
The reason I put it on was because before it was there, we sucked up a
plastic bag while motoring which caused the engine overheat and the
alarm to sound....of course, at the time, we didn't know what was
causing the engine to overheat.
Not everyone will agree on these strainers, but I won't be without
one. Cleaning it in the Fall or scrapping it off and gluing a new one
on is far less problematic than sucking up a plastic bag or whatever.
Let's see what the list says.
Bob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2013/08/14 12:10 PM, Andrew Burton 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 <kellype...@msn.com
<mailto:kellype...@msn.com>> 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
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