The assumption with your solution is that the boat is out of the water. I winterize in the water. Not only that but chemical cleanings and flushings might be desired anytime of the year.
Josh On Sep 28, 2015 1:57 PM, "David Knecht via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > My solution is simpler. I found a tubing size at the hardware store that > fit snugly into the outside opening of the raw water intake. I got about > 15’ piece, fill it with antifreeze and plug one end into the intake and the > other into a bucket of antifreeze on deck. I then start the engine and > wait for the antifreeze to be sucked through and come out the exit port on > the transom. It takes surprisingly long, before the suction starts. I am > presuming that means the thermostat controls the raw water flow through the > heat exchanger, not the closed loop antifreeze flow? Dave > > Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > On Sep 28, 2015, at 11:33 AM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Listers, > > I’m thinking of adding an extra hose and a Y-Valve for the raw water > intake to make winterizing and commissioning the engine easier — as things > stand now, I need to close the through-hull, unfasten the hose clamps and > pull on the hose in a tight little area. > > Has anyone done this? Any disadvantages? What type of valve did you use? > > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, NY > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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