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<<<<<<I know of one instance where stern anchoring was an expensive option.
The waves were
really not very high, but were sufficient to fill his mufflers, which then
flooded his engines.>>>>>
Personally, I'm fearful of water ingestion as you mentioned. I even have a
bulletin from Chris Craft to pull the engine stop while cranking before
firing up the DD's (1969) to minimize any damage should ingestion occur.
When I redid our exhaust, I incorporated new check valves as well as baffled
mufflers in the exhaust. I also carry PWC floats (balls about 6" in
diameter) where I can pop them in our exhaust ports where we dock. A lot of
wakes hit us on the stern from passing boats as well as storms coming in. I
have not had a problem (knock on teak!) by doing this. I don't know if the
check valves would stop this by itself, but I can sleep better at night
knowing the balls are in the exhaust ports. When Ivan (or what was left of
it) came through the upper Chesapeake Bay, I was aboard. We had 1-2 footers
hitting our stern at dock. I was more concerned with our swim platform
getting ripped off than water ingestion. Saw a Hatteras a few years ago
that did this when they left the boat for the week. Adopted it ever since.
Chris
Chris Craft Commander
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