First, I had an idea while backwashing the pool a few minutes ago. Cleaning
out the engine raw water strainer can be a chore while underway. Grocco has
an expensive self cleaning strainer/insinkerator but has anyone considered
putting a tee with two stops just after the strainer and running pressurized
fresh water to it? Then you would turn off the engine supply and turn on
the fresh water and blow what ever crud is in the strainer basket back out
the throughhull. Probably need a check valve on the fresh water line to
prevent accidental contamination but it should at least get the strainer
flowing enough to get going again.

The other thing is should a sailboat have a strainer over the throughhull?
Seems that a jellyfish could clog it completely where as it would be harder
to completely clog a strainer basket.

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Glenn Ashmore

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