I've used a dinghy pump, and also pulled pulled hoses off and used a
screwdriver to clear blockages. You might get a few gallons of water. It
seems like a lot of water coming in, but the opening is only open for a few
seconds.
Douglas Mountjoy
1988 C&C LF 39
Mexico at large
Transpacific 37
POYC
P
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
I'm trying to visualize this, and when I do I see lots of water gushing
into your boat - ?
Bill Coleman
On Mon, Mar 31, 2025 at 11:48 AM David Knecht via CnC-List <
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> I am ordering parts and soon will do this installation and wanted to thank
> everyone for their inp
I've heard of people using a dinghy pump to clear a blockage. Never had to
try it!
Joel
PS congrats on the retirement!
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> I am ordering parts and soon will do this installation and wanted to thank
> every
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Cc: John Read
Subject: Stus-List Re: Seacock Tee for winterizing the engine
Easy peasy and safe way for fresh water cooled engine in salt water. (Yanmar
3gm with Sendor after market radiator) I usually do this while in water
pending haul out. Close inlet seacock. Remove i
h 05, 2025 4:07 PM
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Cc: CHARLES SCHEAFFER
Subject: Stus-List Re: Seacock Tee for winterizing the engine
Stuffing a hose into the inlet works on the hard, but not when the boat's
afloat. I also don't like to tie up another person for such a mundane task.
The seacock
Stuffing a hose into the inlet works on the hard, but not when the boat's
afloat. I also don't like to tie up another person for such a mundane task.
The seacock tee idea came from Don Casey and makes it a quick and easy one man
operation. I usually have four gallons of pink stuff in a five g
Hi everyone,
Whatever method used, drain both strainer and water muffler before circulating
antifreeze. That pink stuff is lighter than water and will not displace the
water in the strainer. After circulating one gallon of antifreeze, my strainer
only had half an inch of pink at the top.
Pierre
: Bill Coleman
Subject: Stus-List Re: Seacock Tee for winterizing the engine
Marek, is your engine rew water cooled?
Bill Coleman
On Tue, Mar 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List
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The only thing that I would add to it is that after the proced
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>
>
> Hey Bill,
>
> If it works, don't change.
>
>
>
> I prefer to let the engine pump the
: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 8:24 PM
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Cc: Marek Dziedzic
Subject: Stus-List Re: Seacock Tee for winterizing the engine
The only thing that I would add to it is that after the procedure, I open the
strainer and remove the pink AF from it, so that the strainer does not craze.
I also use
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Hey Bill,
If it works, don't change.
I prefer to let the engine pump the pink stuff through the strainer, the hoses,
the imp
Water pump is what I should have said instead of impeller.
Bob
> On 03/04/2025 2:39 PM EST Richard Bush via CnC-List
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>
> Bob, I am confused by the mention of impeller? Are we talking about the raw
> water intake for the engine water? Or something else?
> thanks
>
>
> Richard
Bob, thanks! I just didn't want tear into the wrong hose!!!
Richard
1985 C&C 37, CB: Ohio River, Mile 596;
Richard N. Bush Law Offices2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite NineLouisville,
Kentucky 40220(502) 584-7255
On Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 02:53:30 PM EST, Bob Mann
wrote:
Water pump
It takes a 2nd person, but our method is extremely simple. Our boat came with
a length of hose where one end has several wraps of rigging tape. This fits
snugly in the thru-hull and we just put the hose into the jug and suck the
antifreeze directly into the engine. No tools required.
Jim Rei
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 s
Bob, I am confused by the mention of impeller? Are we talking about the raw
water intake for the engine water? Or something else? thanks
Richard
1985 C&C 37, CB: Ohio River, Mile 596;
Richard N. Bush Law Offices2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite NineLouisville,
Kentucky 40220(502) 584-7255
On
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
Keep it simple. Upgraded my boat's 90 degree ell, using a 3/4" bronze female
tee and a screw in bronze plug. To winterize, I close the seacock, remove the
plug, insert a 3/4" male pipe to hose adapter, connect the hose from the
winterizing system and the engine sucks the antifreeze from a buck
If you cut the fresh water hose between the thru-hull and the raw water
strainer, you can insert a three-way ball valve. The common side goes to
the raw water strainer. One of the other sides goes to the thru-hull. The
third opening is fitted with a hose adapter. Attach a hose that can reach
to the
Dave,
that was probably me. I intercepted the hose running from the thru-hull to the
impellor and put a T connection in it. The connection was purchased from an
automotive supply store for radiator flushing (something like this: PEAK Flush
and Fill Kit
https://www.autozone.com/cooling-heati
https://www.groco.net/products/valves-seacocks/accessories/ssc-series-servic
e-adaptor
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Cc: David Knecht
Subject: Stus-List Seacock Tee for winterizing the engine
There was a prior discus
As I recall, Groco makes an emergency by-pass fitting to enable use of the
engine as a pump. This fitting could also serve your purpose.
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To: CnC CnC discussion list
Cc: David Knecht
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David,
Bronze, not brass, but yes as to the configuration.
Joel
On Tue, Mar 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM David Knecht via CnC-List <
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> There was a prior discussion regarding winterizing the engine where
> someone described converting the engine raw water seacock into a
> Te
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