[Public-List] Seacocks and gate valves.

[Mike Lehman]

I guess  they should face aft, mine (original) is a round cover with holes. Maybe someone else can help you with the way a directional strainer should fit.

 
Mike Lehman 

 
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> From: r.kingsland at ksba.com
> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
> Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:58:17 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Seacocks and gate valves.
> 
> Mike,
> 
> I am pretty sure my outside strainer is mounted backwards. It is oval
> shaped with an outward bulge at one end and slots at the other. Problem is
> the slots face forward. Unless I am missing something, I am guessing the
> slots should face aft, right? 
> 
> Roger 148
> 
> PS - I am definitely not sharing the water snake story with my wife.
> 
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> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Seacocks and gate valves.
> 
> 
> Mark,
> 
> I can add to what Rachel has said - but the plumbing you describe is not
> standard. The engine intake on all of the boats I have seen is always a
> dedicated trhu hull to engine intake. Someone must have added a "T" later. I
> too added a strainer inside the boat but also kept the cover plate on the
> outside. Once, while motoring through Baltimore Harbor, I sucked up a
> plastic bag and the engine started to over heat. I was happy to have the
> outside strainer because it prevented the bag from being sucked up into the
> thru hull. All I did was to turn the engine off , the bag let go (due to the
> motion of the boat) and restart the engine. On another occassion, we sucked
> up a small water snake into the head. He was swimming around in the head and
> it scared Trish have to death. I just scooped him out and put him overboard,
> unharmed. The is no outside strainer on the head intake, so just imagine how
> a small snake could make its way through a 3/4" thru hull fitting, a seacock
> and the head pump - amazing. Imagine the problems if that was the engine
> intake. So leave the outside screen/strainer on.
> 
> 
> Mike Lehman 
> 
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