[Public-List] Running Engine Drydocked

[Tom S.]

John, 

I would suggest you go to an auto supply store (maybe even Wal-Mart) and 
buy a Prestone radiator flush kit. It will only cost a few dollars. In 
this kit you will find several "T" fittings. One of these fittings will 
fit your intake hose. Cut you intake hose between your intake and your 
engine (preferably before your strainer if you have one so it can also 
be used to winterize) This "T" fitting is designed to go in the heater 
hose of you automobile and remain there so it is very well made and will 
be just fine in the intake hose of your Alberg. Also you will see that 
there is garden hose attachment point with a very substantial screw on 
cap with a very good rubber gasket which will be kept in place when you 
are not either winterizing or running on the hard.

Now take a length garden hose with the female end in tact and attach it 
to the "T" fitting (after removing the cap) I actually like to use a 
washing machine hose with one end fitting cut off ..... they are nice 
and flexible and high quality hose. Put the loose end in a drywall 
bucket full of water either in the cabin floor or the cockpit floor and 
have a garden hose standing by preferably with a  cut off valve or 
nozzle. Be sure the hose going to the "T" is secure in the bottom of the 
drywall bucket of water.

Now you want to close the intake through hull so the engine will pull 
the cooling water from the drywall bucket. Now you are ready to start 
the engine. Be sure that it is pulling water from the bucket and spiting 
it out of the exhaust as the engine runs. Also be sure you are replacing 
the water in the bucket at a comparable rate as it is being removed.

WORD OF CAUTION!!! ..............................If You place your 
bucket in the cockpit which would mean that it would be above your 
engine there is a possibility that it could set up a siphon after you 
shut off the engine and and there is a chance of water interring the 
cylinders through the exhaust valves. Be sure to remove the hose from 
the bucket and or open the engine through hull as a safeguard

This is a very effective method, I have used it many times and if you 
have any questions drop me a line.


      JOHN GRAVES wrote:
> Could someone tell me what the best way to rig an engine up so it can be cranked up periodically while drydocked? I have the boat in my backyard now and would like to be able to crank it up when I want. I was thinking that there should be an easy way to hook up a garden hose to the engine intake using some kind of adaptor. Has anyone done this and what did you use for the adaptor? The boat has a Perkins M30 Diesel engine.
> Thanks,
> John (Trelawney #15)
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