Hey Bill, If it works, don't change. I prefer to let the engine pump the pink stuff through the strainer, the hoses, the impellor, the heat exchanger, and the lift muffler, and the exhaust hose. I hang a bucket under the exhaust hose to catch the first pink stuff, and run till the stream is solid pink. I pour the stuff from the bucket into sink drains to winterize the trap, the hose and the seacock too. Chuck
> On 03/04/2025 2:08 PM EST Bill Coleman via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > 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 mailto: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. > > > 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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