On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 23:09:07 -0500, Rodney Myrvaagnes
wrote:

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 19:49:40 GMT, wrote:

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:43:11 -0500, Rodney Myrvaagnes
wrote:

We have In and OUT checklists for opening the boat and leaving it.
They are laminated in plastic.

Seacocks are part of the checklist ritual. We have never forgotten
them.


YET.

Right, but the checklist ritual helps. Also, if the raw water intake
is blocked, the exhaust sound lets you know instantly, long before the
closed-circuit coolant gets warmed up.

I check for water flowing out of the exhaust as soon as I start the
engine.

Check the seacock as a part of your daily routine: oil, coolant, belt
tension, bilge, etc.. That way you know BEFORE you start the engine.
Lack of cooling water can then be traced to something else.

Jack

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Jack Dale
Swiftsure Sailing Academy
Director/ISPA and CYA Instructor
http://www.swiftsuresailing.com
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