Dave,
I had the exact scenario you describe happen to me, but even when diving
I couldn't see anything in the intake. I wound up taking the hose off
the through hull fitting, opening the ball valve and when no water came
in, pushing a screw driver down to clear the weeds.
Neil Gallagher
Weatherly, 35-1
Glen Cove, NY
On 8/9/2019 7:44 AM, David Knecht via CnC-List wrote:
Last week on a cruise, we ran the motor while at anchor to warm the
water tank for showers. When we started the engine the next morning,
I noticed the sound of water from the exhaust seemed off and sure
enough, a few minutes later the engine began to overheat. We
re-anchored and I went below to check the strainer basket which had a
bit of grass in it, but not enough to plug it up. My wife (bless her
heart) dove in and saw a big clump of seaweek attached to the hull
where the intake should be. She managed to clear it and we got under
way with no more trouble. One lesson is to be careful of running the
engine when the boat is at rest as I am sure you are much more likely
to suck stuff into the intake as opposed to when the boat is moving at
6 knots (that has never happened to me). But the experience got me
thinking about how to resolve the problem of a plugged intake without
swimming. Is it possible to take the basket out of the water intake
strainer and run something flexible and stiff down the tube and clear
the intake without diving? I am thinking of stiff wire or something
like the fiberglass snake I use for running wires through small
spaces. Anyone done this successfully? Dave
S/V Aries
1990 C&C 34+
New London, CT
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