I am thinking most engines have a strainer right after the thru-hull, no? When I winterize the engine, I just remove that strainer lid, (clean the strainer), and pour a gallon and half through the strainer with the engine running, and I am done -
Bill Coleman Erie PA On Tue, Mar 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM David Knecht via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > There was a prior discussion regarding winterizing the engine where > someone described converting the engine raw water seacock into a > Tee-fitting so that antifreeze could be run into the engine to winterize > the boat. This would allow the process without having to remove the hose > from the raw water strainer or the seacock. I can't find that email > anywhere so I am wondering if anyone has notes on how this was done. I > presume you would use a standard brass Tee fitting, adapters (all the ones > I have found have female threads so require an adapter to add to the > seacock) and two shutoff levers, one for each water path. Thanks- Dave > > S/V Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > Your contributions help pay the fees associated with this list and help to > keep it active. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal > at: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are > greatly appreciated.
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