<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>Dan,
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<BR>When laying up the boat for winter I disconnect the raw water engine intake hose from the seacock. I leave the seacock open. Then, if water does enter the bilge it can only raise to the level of the seacock before draining out.
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<BR>Jim Allocco
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