I have seen that done, so it must work. Two other suggestions,
Replace your hose with a Silicone hose, ( I said I was a fan), these come right off and have no memory, kind of like me. Or, What I did was buy an extra plastic lid for my Groco Strainer, the put a hole in the middle and put a hose adapter into it. Screw a short hose on it, then I poke a funnel into the hose. I start my engine, go below and pour ¾ of a gallon of antifreeze then turn the engine off. 5 gallons, are you serial? I dont use that much to winterize my whole boat! Bill Coleman C&C 39 animated_favicon1 From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of David Knecht Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 9:47 AM To: CnC CnC discussion list Subject: Stus-List winterizing engine I am planning to winterize my engine this weekend and it is the first time with the Universal M4-30. On my older 34, I used to pull the intake hose off the seacock and stick it in a bucket of antifreeze and suck it through until pink came out the exhaust. That was always a pain to get the hose off and find a place to support the bucket and requires two people so I can be pouring while someone else watches the rear. At the Newport Boat show, I saw a booth advertising the Seaflush- a funnel that hooks up to the intake strainer and allows you to put antifreeze in without taking the hose off. A bit of an improvement, but I dont think there is room above the strainer for the device and a jug of antifreeze to allow pouring. All that made me think about a way to make this job easier. My thought is to find a size of Tygon (clear plastic flexible) tubing that that can be pushed into the intake port of the engine from the outside to make a decent seal, then stick the other end of that hose into a bucket of antifreeze. I can sit the bucket on the deck, so it does not have to be lifted against gravity from the ground (although I doubt that would matter). Then I just start the engine and run 5 gallons through watching the outlet port for pink stuff and the level in the bucket. Then shut off the engine. Much simpler and in theory can be done single handed. The key would be finding the correct hose size to fit snugly. Has anyone tried this or have a reason why it should not work? Thanks- Dave David Knecht Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT
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