Next message: Philip J. Rosch: "RE: lv-ab: Engine water strainers"
Thank you...all of you...for your very helpful thoughts on engine
strainers...gives me lots to think about...and good pointers in the right
direction I think. I'll let you know what I decided and did. Jan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walter Knopf" <>
To: "janet_sturgis" <>;
<>
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: lv-ab: Engine water strainers
> I have the original (1979) Volvo Penta MD11C on my boat, it always has
> lived in salt water. I have a small strainer mounted about one foot above
> the
> water line. The basket is about 2-1/2" dia. and about 6" tall, which seems
> to
> be sufficient. I know there are divided opinions about the mounting
height,
> some people prefer it just below the water line to avoid having to prime
it
> occasionally and also giving the impeller a little more head pressure,
> others
> worry about a potential leak draining into the boat. I have lost prime in
> the past due to a minute air leak in the top gasket of the strainer, so I
> keep
> a wary eye on the temp. gauge, since it only takes about three minutes to
> overheat the engine. Sailing mostly singlehanded myself I like having
access
> to the filter inside the boat.
>
> Walter
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "janet_sturgis" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 11:03 PM
> Subject: lv-ab: Engine water strainers
>
>
> > My 1976 Bristol 32 still has her original Universal Atomic 4 which hums
> > along very well. As far as I know, she has had no trouble with life in
the
> > Great and Finger Lakes, even with the build up of zebra mussels in the
> last
> > decade, and one grand trip up and down the ICW all the way down through
> the
> > Bahamas and back to Central New York...all with just a small external
> > thru-hull type strainer on her raw water intake.
> >
> > The boat yard experts want to install a Forespar strainer the size of
Long
> > Island (between 5-6 inches in diameter) which I have no doubt will need
> lots
> > of extra fittings to adjust to the small hose size for the engine
intake.
> > They also want to install it in front of rather than after the water
pump,
> > so any debris from impeller breakdown will go uncaught anyway.
> >
> > My plan since buying the boat last summer is to liveaboard (doing that
> now),
> > refit the boat somewhat to my taste and requirements as a singlehander,
> and
> > set off for some extended cruising, down the ICW, including some coastal
> > hops, at least to the Bahamas in the next year or two. I may loider a
> bit,
> > enjoying gunkholing along the way. No rush, as I just retired.
> >
> > What do you think? Is this a case of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it?"
> Or
> > do I really need to ward off weeds that threated the integrity of my
> engine?
> > Last thing I want is an overheated, broken-down auxiliary to deal
> with...all
> > jammed up with gunk.
> >
> > Jan Sturgis
> >
> >
>
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