I've heard of people using a dinghy pump to clear a blockage. Never had to try it!
Joel PS congrats on the retirement! On Mon, Mar 31, 2025 at 11:48 AM David Knecht via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I am ordering parts and soon will do this installation and wanted to thank > everyone for their input. I also wanted to clarify that I was not doing > this in order to winterize the engine. Like others, I do that by pulling > antifreeze from a bucket on the ground with a hose running to the seacock > under the boat. What I was actually trying to do is create a way to unplug > the engine raw water intake if something gets pulled up into it. I have > had two occasions of grass/seaweed/plastic bag getting pulled into the > intake while motoring and having to dive under the boat to clear it. > Fortunately the conditions and water temperature were not a problem, but I > wanted a better way to solve this problem without diving. With the Tee > fitting on top of the seacock, I can run a thin fiberglass rod down through > the seacock to clear it from inside the boat. Fingers crossed this works > as planned. Dave > > David Knecht > Emeritus Rear Commodore/Thames Yacht Club > Emeritus Professor/University of Connecticut > Basketball Capital of the World > > > > > 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. -- Joel
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