Hi John- The way I do it, it is a one person job and I am on deck for the whole job. No running back and forth between the cabin and the transom. That way, I can keep an eye on the bucket and the color of what is coming out the back at the same time. Dave
On Sep 28, 2015, at 8:42 PM, John Pennie via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > What am i missing here? For 20+ years all I’ve done, is close the engine raw > water in, run the engine while pouring a couple of gallons of antifreeze in > through the top of the raw water strainer. When it comes out pink at the > exhaust end I stop. Once on the hard I open the raw water intake and let > whatever remains in the intake hose drain. Is this a purely an in-water > issue? > > John > >> On Sep 28, 2015, at 8:27 PM, robert via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> wrote: >> >> David: >> >> I do the same on the 'hard'....remove the raw water hose in front of the raw >> water pump.....connect a hose to the pump to a 5 gallon bucket in the >> cockpit with a running fresh water hose into the bucket...flush the engine >> of salt water with fresh water .....heat the engine up.....stop >> engine.....empty bucket.....then fill bucket with 2 gallons of antifreeze (1 >> gal. undiluted + 1 gal water 50% - 50% mixture) .....run until antifreeze >> exists transom.....has worked that way for me for 10 years now. Pretty >> simple. >> >> Rob Abbott >> AZURA >> C&C 32 -84 >> Halifax. N.S. >> >> >> On 2015-09-28 2:56 PM, David Knecht via CnC-List 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> >>>> 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 >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 > Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT
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