On Sun, 02 Nov 2003 19:17:00 GMT, Rick
wrote:
It is cheap insurance and good practice to place a strainer between the
seacock and the raw water pump.

The strainers shown here by Groco are excellent for your application as
they allow visual inspection and are easily cleaned:

http://www.depcopump.com/catalog106/PAGE56.PDF

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I agree with the inboard strainer recommendations. My boat has Perko
strainers. They work well and are easy to clean.

http://www.cgedwards.com/Perko/pko21.html