I put the fitting shown in the picture on my through hulls. I can attach a garden hose which extends above the waterline (about 1 foot above the floor) and use air, water, or a ram rod to clear a blockage.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8pEh5lnvP1yYURDZGRKWWhpdzA/view?usp=drivesdk Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Fri, Aug 9, 2019, 7:45 AM David Knecht via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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