[Public-list] Atomic four intake seacock location

Mike Lehman sail_505 at hotmail.com
Tue Apr 24 18:20:24 PDT 2007


Yeah - you can tell her - but this only happened once in 30 years, so I 
think the odds are pretty low of this happening again.



Mike Lehman
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Subject: Re: [Public-list] Atomic four intake seacock location
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:56:43 -0400

Mike  -  Can I tell my wife that we have a fine mesh screen on the head 
intake on 272? She might believe you.

Mike Meinhold / Naval Architect / SAIC
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You should have heard Trish since she was first to discover it before she 
sat down. You would have thought the earth was near it's end.



Mike Lehman
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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:13:55 -0400

SNAKE IN THE TOILET??!!

I will never be able to relax and read a magazine in there again...

Gord #426









  > Rachel,
  >
  > This sounds like a lot of work, for little gain. I have not seen another
A30
  > that has done this. Also, I would not remove the strainer from the
outside
  > of the hull. On several occasions I was glad that I had it - one, was
when I
  > sucked up a plastic bag on the intake and rather than getting logged in
the
  > thru hull the outside strainer blocked it. All I had to do was shut off
the
  > engine, wait a few moments until the bag fell off and restart the 
engine.
On
  > another occasion I sucked up a small water snake in the head intake that
  > does not have a strainer. The snake was swining around in the toilet. I
am
  > glad that I did not suck that guy up the engine intake. BTW, I also have
a
  > small strainer on the engine intake line and think that is a good idea.
  >
  >
  >
  > Mike Lehman
  > ~~~_/)_/)~~_/)~~~
  >
  >
  >
  >
  > ----Original Message Follows----
  > From: Rachel <penokee at cheqnet.net>
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  > <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
  > To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all 
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  > Subject: [Public-list] Atomic four intake seacock location
  > Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:56:57 -0400
  >
  > Hi folks,
  >
  > I'm replacing my engine intake through hull and adding a seacock.  I
  > have the original Atomic 4 engine. I plan to upsize to 3/4" from the
  > original 1/2".
  >
  > My question involves the location of the through hull.  My original is
  > on the port side of the bilge, right near the front of the engine - or
  > maybe a wee bit ahead of it.  Since the water intake is on the
  > starboard side of the A-4, the hose came straight off the old valve,
  > ran across the bilge - partially obstructing the little bit of access I
  > did have - and then into the engine.  There was no strainer save for
  > the round plate with holes in it over the outside of the through hull.
  >
  > I'm wondering if there's a way to bring the water in from the starboard
  > side and thus increase my bilge access (meaning the little space
  > between the front of the engine and the after end of the cabin sole).
  > I realize it would have to make a pretty sharp turn, so perhaps there
  > wouldn't be much saving of space after I had the requisite 90º fitting
  > on the seacock.
  >
  > To complicate matters, I'd like to add a raw water strainer inside the
  > boat, and eliminate the one on the outside of the hull. So that's more
  > space taken up and more connections.  Perhaps better to leave it where
  > it is?
  >
  > What does anyone else have for a set-up and how do you like it?  Has
  > anyone else moved theirs?  Did it work out for the better?
  >
  > Thanks ahead,
  >
  > Rachel
  > 1967 Alberg 30, #221
  >
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