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<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><b>Re:
[Alberg30] Fresh Water Cooling</b></font></td>
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<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font color="#000000" face="Arial">3/24/2001
6:18:18 PM Eastern Standard Time</font></td>
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<font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" PTSIZE="10" BACK="#ffffff">I currently sail in fresh water (Lake Ontario) but plan to
relocate to Oriental NC next year. I am wondering about the need
to protect my Atomic 4 from corrosion when a sailing in salt or
brackish water. I know Indigo sells a fresh water cooling system.
Are they necessary? Is flushing the engine with fresh water
adequate or advisable?<br>
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I recently saw a Groco Engine Flush Kit at Boat US (pg.467, 2001
Catalog). It screws into a seacock and Tees off with a
quick release plug. The plug is removed and replaced with an
adapter with a female garden hose fitting. The weak link seems to
be the quick release plug. It seals with 2 O-rings on grooved in
the outside diameter of the plug.<br>
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I've considered making my own but would need a bronze nipple
(from seacock to Tee) and a bronze valve neither of witch exist.</font></font></p>
<p>Jim Allocco</p>
<p>Barcheta Mia #565</p>
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